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a funny thing. I know, I know. I say lots of things are funny things. Well, having 5 kids has robbed me of my ability to use a thesaurus correctly, and despite my year of teaching my child to write rather eloquently, I can’t seem to find a better way to say it. SO, Homeschooling […]
for her 7th birthday, Charley gave a gift I couldn’t have fathomed in my worst dream…She saved her brother. Indoor Pool.Echoes of voices, din of shouting, steam rising.Mommies chatting, kids playing.Spiderman everywhere…littles sitting on the steps. Shouting!“Mommy, Sammy is underwater!”Charley, goggles on, gasping for breath as she pushes him up.Tolly, pulling him out, flipping him […]
Mercy, in wonder at the snow pouring from the sky in late march at my parent’s house. 🙂“Nanny, the frost is coming down!” Max, my caveman of few words… “I like the snow!”. Sammy…”Mommy, they put snow on your car!”
Apparently, I needed a TIME OUT. Well, I got one. For a WEEK. An entire week of sick. An entire week to realize how little time I really spend WITH my kids. This week I taught sewing, watched movies, played games, built Lego cars, assembled puzzles, read stories…. And I loved it. Thank […]
prefacing this with…I got SO sick over New Year’s that I was actually in bed for almost a week. THAT NEVER HAPPENS. EVER. So, I coped by watching 8 million episodes of Say Yes to the Dress, which resulted in the following conversation… Eva: “Mommy, I know exactly what I want my dress to look […]
and to all a Happy New Year! As per the usual, I was running a bit behind on cards this year, so I decided to forgo the killing of a tree and publish an online version of our Christmas letter…. SO. It’s been a busy year for the Clan Mac. We ended a deployment with […]
silly little midgets…chapter books… fishhooks… Eyeball head lullabies…. Charley spinning to the sky, Sammy giggling at his big sis, Mommy making a little wish. Memories, please stay sharp & clear… so near…so dear… Little girls spinning round and round,Hark the Herald Angels Sing in the background.Baby Jesus held so high,sweet little voices singing nigh … […]
the miniature driver staring me down in a contest of wills as I creeped down the street….when all of sudden he jumped out of his vehicle, toddled to my truck, greeted me with his usual “Hi, Mommy!!) and then proceeded to instruct to “Wait, Mommy, I move it!” as he pushed the jeep out of […]
piped up my Charley bean, just after the preacher had Sam & Jim Ed recite their vows, to the delight of the crowd gathered to celebrate with them… Eva danced the night away with Rebecca…spinning, shaking and dancing tandem “Gundam Style” with Ivy (who stole the show with her dance moves!) Charley stole Daddy’s tie, […]
…and other “Maxisms” MOM! You wipe my butt?! (Grover voice…) MOM! I don’t like that shirt, it has buttons on it! (whiney voice, not cute!) MOM! I HAVE TO GO POTTY! (Grover voice with urgency, similar to Grover when he is attempting to be Super Grover and fly, which never turns out well…) MOM! I […]