The boy says to me, “I saw this soap at the store, It’s white with blue dots!” “Can I have it please?!” So, I buy the boy the soap. And just for giggles, Some Irish Spring Too Just wait till he finds out that soap comes in shapes too!
Full Story »Doing Laundry, Nibbling Pie Crust
This week’s Haiku Friday. I bought a pie crust couldn’t find it anywhere I was bewildered. Then, I found the shell where I once found the glitter, in the laundry room. So, I teach the kids, pie always tastes much better when the shell is filled. Interested in winning Discovery Slide Point-and-Shoot Digital Camera? Then, [...]
Full Story »Glitter is never a good thing
It’s craft time, I say! trace his body on paper. This is not enough. I pull out the stuff; every Mother’s worst nightmare; glittery sprinkles. It’s OK, I think, We’ll be outside! No messes. Friends, I am so calm. What is the big deal when they cover the driveway in sprays of sparkle? My son [...]
Full Story »School bells and playtime
No way to make it, on time, to school everyday. See, we have BIG plans. As caped crusaders, we’ve got our costumes to wear, plus, there’s crime to fight. We’re up at seven, ready, serious, for play Still, not enough time. Tears at 11, time for lunch, and real clothes too, still, play makes us [...]
Full Story »The Leap Year Cocktail
Facts about leap year and recipe for leap year cocktail and facts about Sadie Hawkins Day.
Full Story »Could that smell be moi?
Off to run errands Cold, and trying to hurry A notice a smell… Yep, it smells like skunk glad to be driving away from this awful smell. Soon I realized skunk was everywhere I drove what would the town do? I began to look at the faces of people, looking for a [...]
Full Story »So, you’re having a boy?
Congratulations! My boys bring me so much joy Soon, you’ll know it too. What will it be like? Four superhero bundles terrorize my house. Yet, there are moments, like when they pick me flowers, that make my heart melt. You’d think they don’t care but, they will be perceptive, and notice your needs. They might [...]
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I offer you only one promise…
Have you noticed this? Funerals move too quickly – they close the casket before you’re ready I need — and want — to linger. Is this is a favor? That truck with the dirt shows up as we leave the grave. Please, don’t let me see. He lived a long life so, [...]
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