I'm a mean mom. I grounded Faith for five days because she forgot to water the dog. Now she thinks this is horribly unfair. I disagree, and this is why ( Read more... )

So, I wrote to my Congresspeople today. Don't know if it will do any good. If Congress doesn't make sure my husband is going to be paid, I can guarantee we will be voting AGAINST any incumbents ( Read more... )

I started a new community for support of for breast-feeding mothers and those who support them. Please check it out.

"Beautiful Babes, Beautiful Breasts"

Maybe junk ( Read more... )

Bachelorette party = too many drinks!

Aine is sick today. She was up at 3:09 am, crying, coughing and telling me her throat hurt. *sigh* Poor baby. She's been in school four days. I'm keeping her home today to let her rest and hopefully prevent her from futher sharing her germs with the rest of the class, although it may be too late. I got a total of 4 1/2 hours of sleep, but hopefully ( Read more... )

I'm going to be a Junior Girl Scout Co-Leader this year. I'm rather nervous, having never done it, but I've been promised lots of support by the Girl Scouts, or so their membership information says ( Read more... )

...was wonderful. The girls and I had a really good time. Friends came up to visit for a long weekend. We had a few little mini-trips (Houton Lake, Lake Michigan in Manistee, Potter Park Zoo in Lansing with an old friend) But mostly, we hung out at Mom's house, swimming in the lake and being lazy. Mom and I did crafts a couple of days. We went ( Read more... )

I begin this post while at the same time trying to chivvy my nine year old into doing what little is left of her homework from the last two weeks. She completed everything but the spelling (which she accidentally left at home) and the project she promised she would do about her journey. Dave has helped her create a PowerPoint! presentation, and I'm ( Read more... )

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