When I was little, my brothers and parents called me “the gypsy,” because I would wear big, long skirts that twirled and flowed and became a giant circle around me when I sat on the floor for kindergarten square time. My mom also indulged all of my hairstyle whims, cutting […]
I think this was the first full week of school for the big two, and the countdown to school starting for the preschooler. It was kind of a whirlwind.
Aug. 18
I got up EARLY (before the sun) to run my longest ever long run for my half marathon training, 9 miles.
While […]
With the new school year started, and evenings becoming more hectic with homework and baths and getting the kids to bed really early, I’ve been looking for new dinner ideas that are healthy and easy and not one of the five dinners that I’ve been rotating for the last six […]
The big day was drawing near. It had been six long days since her big brother and sister started school, and the preschool open house had finally arrived.
The day before, while filling out paperwork for her enrollment (the preschool is in the same school building as the elementary classes, is […]
Denise, of According to Denise, is a mom of a son and daughter, stepmom of three boys, wife and part-time-from-home software engineer. She’s the kind of person that you feel like you have known forever, that you can chat with online for a good part of the day, even if you […]
We survived the first week of school! Yeah, so, it was only four days, but it was four LONG days. In case you missed it, I’m giving away coffee (go! enter!) this week, and I reviewed a great new album from two of members of the Dixie Chicks. Oh, and I shared […]
I’m a sucker for cool chicks that can sing, play instruments, and write their own songs. I’m not a fan of country music, except the occasional female-lead, strong-lyric-and-melody-based, dance-or-sway-without-realizing-it country-pop.
I also really like to have (kid-friendly) music to listen to in the mornings, while we’re eating breakfast and getting ready […]
I am not a morning person, at all. But, on weekdays, I set my alarm for 6:15 am so I can get up and make the kids breakfast before waking them up at 6:30 and leaving for school an hour later. It takes them at least 20 minutes to eat […]
So, school started this week. That means, waking up at 6:15 started this week. Hip, hip, hoorazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
I think the transition back to our school schedule might be harder on me than on the kids. I don’t have any trouble being the bedtime dictator for them, but I have a much […]
My two oldest kids started school today, going for a half day. Tomorrow, they’ll start full days. I now officially have a second grader and a first grader. Say WHAT?!
(the preschooler doesn’t start for another two weeks)
There were tears from both girls…the four year old that got left behind, and […]