It seems like so many things in life are a bundle of emotions. As each door closes, another opens. As one phase ends, another begins. Quinn graduated from 4k on Thursday. It was a casual picnic in the evening. The most formal part was where the children gathered in a circle and sang, We had a happy year, we had a happy year. We are going off to Kindergarten, we had happy year. Its time to say goodbye (whoo), its time to say goodbye (whoo), its time to say goodbyeeeee..... (raises hands ...
Family Life
That Time I Gave Parenting Advice on the Internet
Lately it seems my personal Facebook feed is blowing up with parents desperate for solutions and advice to various parenting woes. Conversations with friends have revolved around the kids and as we head into summer, I'm sure a lot of parents are beginning to brace themselves. I have spent my entire life working with children. I'm the oldest of four, began babysitting for neighbors in middle school, worked as a camp counselor over the summers, was a teacher assistant in a preschool class in ...
Time is Flying
Eleanor turned 3 today. Hudson just turned one and Quinn is 5! I have no idea how this is all possible. We enrolled Quinn in the lottery for three magnet schools and then crossed our fingers and toes and waited. We also started to entertain the idea of homeschooling. It started to become something I was very excited about and regardless of the outcome on the magnet schools--was seriously considering. I never expected to feel that way. I actually have been imagining, since the day Quinn ...
When You Feel Like Whining
I have been feeling pretty whiny lately. I just got braces on Tuesday and they hurt. My mouth is sore and chewing is painful. Day one was no big deal. I may or may not have said to the husband, "I think these braces are no big deal, because I have a really high pain tolerance. I mean....I did carry three babies and have three c/s". Then day two happened and I haven't stopped whining. The husbands wants to know what happened to my "high pain tolerance" and keeps quoting me. Good thing I can ...
Falling In Love
I thought a lot about falling in love. I pictured someone tall, dark and handsome. I imagined it would happen once, we would get married and we would live happily ever after. And I did meet someone tall, dark and handsome and I married him. But then it happened three more times. There names are Quinn, Eleanor & Hudson. I guess I never could imagine this love. Who could? I fall more and more love with them every.single.day. There have been a couple times recently when Hudson has been ...