Okay, I couldn’t decide which child to ask so I asked the three who were closest. I asked them separately so they couldn’t see the prior answers or confer. The answers are from youngest to oldest D4-3; D3-8; D2-14 (My comments in parentheses.) 1. What does your mom always say to you? Do my chores—clean [...]
Posts Tagged ‘children’
An interview with my daughters…about ME.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children on March 25, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Make- Believe
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children, play on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The other day, I was playing with D4–She has a little fisher price house that has long since lost all its accessories but for some reason has escaped several ‘discard toy’ sweeps. I don’t know where they came from but we found these little figures (they might be McDonald’s) that almost fit in the house. [...]
Can you hear that?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children, chocolate, manuscript, writing on January 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s the sound of the last nail in Awakening’s coffin. I know, dramatic, give me a break I’m dealing with something here. As you may of guessed I heard back from wonderful agent with a not-so-wonderful rejection of the manuscript. Don’t get me wrong, it was polite, respectful, even kind… and enough to make me [...]
It sucks
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ANGRY, children, divorce on December 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Really it does having to listen to your kids tell you over and over again horrible ugly things your ex has said about you to them. D2 came home crying from her birthday dinner with her dad. D3 immediately whispered, “Dad was saying lots of mean things about you like,” here she lowered her voice [...]
Women’s rights
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children, Michelle Obama, rights, women on December 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Recently I read an article regarding Michele Obama. It seems that several members of the women’s movement have criticized her for deciding to put her career on hold in order to spend more time with her children while her husband is president. I mean the outrage, wanting to spend more time with your children in [...]
Last night
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children, Christmas, messes on December 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I finished off the Christmas decorating… well almost, if I don’t write tomorrow, it’s because clumsy and clumsier(D1 will argue who is who, but I am definitely one of them) are putting up the outside lights today. Last year we managed only a broken hose wheel and a few bruises (She fell on me–and the hose [...]
