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I Served my Sticky Family Mr. Ken’s Scary Potty

Hi! I used to vacuum mostly because I didn't like to look at various lint particles, hairs, crumbs and debris-that-should-be-outside-the-house-but-somehow-got-inside sitting all over our darkish blue rug (not our choice of color, though it looks nice without the above-mentioned decorations upon it).  After a few days of noticing that, even if I leave the room [...]

When I’m a Stay At Home Mom…

Hi everyone (makes it sound like I have a huge fan club, doesn't it??) I have missed blogging!  (I have also missed sleeping, but some things are more easily fixed).  As always, I have a few random thoughts fluttering about inside myself of what I should say in this post, but no formal plan, so [...]

What would I ever do without hormones?

OK, so Serena is 4 1/2 weeks old now, and is currently napping (though if this doesn't end up getting posted until she is in kindergarten, you will know that she woke up before I finished writing it).  Micah is napping (or at least confined to his bed in a state of contentment) now too, [...]

The things we do for our children…

OK, so Micah is starting to develop some interesting fears. His latest is of automatic flush toilets. I can’t say that I blame him too much either on this one, because they are actually REALLY annoying! They flush 8 times while you’re sitting on them, and then when you’re done they won’t flush, even if [...]

Excuses, excuses, excuses

Potty-training is not going excessively well in our house these days (though to look on the bright side, Randy and I have been making vast improvements!) We’re pretty sure Micah can do it, he just doesn’t really want to put forth the effort. It’s much more fun to play than to be constantly traipsing off [...]

What’s the deal with “waste baskets”??

OK, I need some help from you guys. To preface this, let me just say outright that I am no Martha Stewart, and though I long to be able to use my very own gifts and abilities and common sense to decorate our home, I am trying to accept the fact that if I actually [...]

Why Do They Call It Nesting?

Warning: this is not very funny.  I'm sorry, but it seemed like such a good idea for a blog post in my mind, but somehow it oozed out all wrong onto the screen (and now I'm left with a big mess, on top of the guilt that I just wasted everyone's time).  So try to forgive me and [...]

Stuff keeps happening!

There’s so much stuff I need to blog about and I don’t even know where to begin. The other night when I couldn’t sleep I came up with an interesting idea, but I don’t think I can tell you right now, because all these other things have come up since! On Sunday morning, Randy and [...]

When Mommy acts more two than the toddler…

So Micah and I went to the mall today to pick up a few things.  This is actually the first time since we moved here 2 months ago that just the 2 of us went.  And I was kind of looking forward to it because I actually had the hopes that maybe I would be [...]

Things my brain does to me when I can’t sleep

Sometimes I have trouble sleeping.  I don't know if it's officially insomnia or not, but what happens is, I'll fall asleep fine and then for no apparent reason whatsoever (not cold, hot, hungry, needing to pee, aliens aren't invading, etc) I find myself lying in my bed with my EYEBALLS OPEN around 3:30 AM and I [...]