Monthly archive for ‘ October, 2008 ’

And THAT is why I do this.

31st October 2008 | 0 Comments

We were in the car, going to pick up my oldest son from school.  I hear the sweet voice of my toddler saying “Mommy?” from the back seat. Me: “Yes, baby?” Him: “Ah wub woo.”  (For those not familiar with toddler speak, that’s I love you!) Me: I love you, too. Him: Appa buhday! (Happy [...]


More on my plate than I can handle!

28th October 2008 | 0 Comments

Yes, my absences are more and more frequent these days.  October has always been a crazy month at my house.  We have 3 birthdays, the fall weather often lures us to outside activities, and it seems to be the last month before the holidays really kick into high gear so we always over-schedule ourselves in [...]


Anyone tried Redbox yet?

24th October 2008 | 2 Comments

If you’re in Sanford, you’ve probably seen one of these DVD rental machines…there’s one in Lowe’s Foods, one at super Walmart and a couple in gas stations.  We decided to try it out tonight, and other than being sold out of the movies we had at the top of our list to see, it was [...]


As my toddler would say…”I did it!”

23rd October 2008 | 2 Comments

I am just about the world’s worst mom.  Because I avoid leaving the house with my 2 year old unless I have the backup of another adult.  I’m not kidding.  Inevitably when I take him out by myself, one or both of us ends up crying or having a total meltdown before my errands are [...]


You know what makes me mad?

22nd October 2008 | 0 Comments

This was tonight’s dinner topic.  It started with my oldest complaining about the meal (as usual…even though dinner was prepared the way *he* asked for it) and saying it made him mad.  To which my husband replied that he was mad that there wasn’t world peace.  And I let everyone know that I was mad [...]