Another Great Weekend
Steamroller Prints and Farm Day all in the same weekend. Yes, that’s a steamroller being used to make prints. This is my linoleum block inked and ready to be printed. You got it. You put your print on the ground, cover it with paper followed by a felt blanket, and run it over a few [...]
There’s No Place Like Home
Yesterday we packed up the kids, lawn chairs, cooler, and explosives to drive to my hometown of St. Somewhere, Ohio to visit with my parents, siblings, aunt, nieces, nephews, and cousins for 4th of July festivities. I simply forgot how growing up in a small town has its benefits if you’re young and you like [...]
Summer Bucket List
Yes, grab a real bucket and have everyone write what they want to do on a piece of paper. Ours goes like this: • Catch and release fireflies • Sleep in the tent • Make popsicles • Play in the sprinkler while jumping on the trampoline • Play flashlight tag • Read whenever desired • [...]
My Kids Are Driving Me Nuts
It’s Thursday of our annual spring break. No plans. Nothing accomplished. Many things have been started, but nothing finished. #1 decided to paint her neon orange bedroom white. #2 decided to paint an assortment of frames neon orange. #3 has cleaned his room, read a non-fiction AR book, and showered so he could purchase Garry’s [...]
What is a Douche Bag?
We were all in the car the other evening. Kevin was driving. I was in the passenger seat, and all 3 kids were in the back. Out of the blue Eddie, the 12-year-old asked, “What is a douche bag?” The girls began to snicker. Kevin’s jaw dropped with a silent giggle almost driving off the [...]
I’m the Worst Parent in the World
Is it psychosomatic, an insufficient enzyme production, a H. Pylori infection (like do you think I could really get him to eat broccoli sprouts?), lactose intolerance, colitis, Celiac, a hernia, and/or something. There is no fever, vomiting and/or diarrhea. Daily stomach ache? I give!! It all started 3 weeks ago. Eddie was in his room [...]
Got Your Testing On?
Every morning College Board’s Question of the Day is waiting for us in my inbox aka SAT Question of the Day. If only I could take the SAT and/or ACT today. I would kick butt. Okay, my math skills have deteriorated. If only I could use my high school math scores and retake the thinking/context [...]
I hate school
Before I had children I thought once they went to school the mother would tinker around the house. You know, a little laundry, baking a batch of cookies, coffee with friends, all along with a little yard work, oh and my freelance design business… WRONG. I’m crazed. I’ve filled out enough forms in the last [...]
Scream Salad
Tomorrow is the first day of school in our home. We had a lovely day running last minute errands. Eddie’s face is now visible after a much needed haircut. The only negative is that I can’t grab him by the top of his head anymore. Like I said everything was going wonderfully. I made a [...]
Why is There a Pig Head on the Stovetop?
Last Sunday I came home to a pig head being boiled on top of the stove. Why? Eddie came upon a pig roast and asked for the head. Why? He wants a skull to put on his door. The pig stayed in the pot all night after boiling for the majority of the evening. It [...]
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