When I was a kid, we were not allowed to discuss back-to-school until at least the last week of August. There were seven of us at home, and it made my mom sad to think about us all going back to school and summer ending. She truly enjoyed having us all home for the summer….
My 10-year-old son likes to tell this joke that he thinks is absolutely hilarious. “Do you know what MOM stands for?” “Made Of Money! HAHAHAHA.” This “Made Of Money,” however, does not generally find it quite as hilarious. 🙄😂 But before I make him sound like a selfish, spoiled child, he genuinely isn’t. He is…
Parenting is often just surviving one day at a time. Some days go surprisingly smoothly, and at the end of the day you can look around and think, “Wow. Everyone behaved, the house is relatively clean, and nobody cried.” Other days… by bedtime you’re seriously considering burning the place down instead of cleaning up the destruction…
We are now truly in the thick of summer vacation with four kids. Despite all the planning and the activities we’ve scheduled to keep the little ones busy, it’s mostly just beautifully chaotic around here. My poor partner works from home and is approximately three sibling arguments away from a nervous breakdown, I’m sure haha….
