Tagged with Life …

The Fitted Sheet

I think it’s impossible as a mother to be diagnosed with anything life threatening and not immediately look at your husband and feel like you need to train him. Train him in all the things you do everyday, all the things you think about, all the things you would potentially do that he should do; … Continue reading →

Trivia

Question:What has two eyes, one and three quarter arms and only lived 6 days?     Cooper’s Glasses!

Then There Were Two

We said goodbye to Sophie today. As Toby and Tank wander the house looking for her, seeming to sense that she is gone, we are simply sad. Sophie, our blind, frail and slightly incontinent 12 yr old Pug, had a seizure this morning and had to be put to sleep. It was ugly and Paul and I are grateful that the … Continue reading →

How To Order Scholastic Books

As embarrassing and humiliating as it is funny, I am sharing this with the hope my wisdom will keep you from making the same mistakes I did. Enjoy and feel free to sling mud at me, I am ready and waiting.  I signed up, in addition to being a Room Mom, to handle the Scholastic … Continue reading →

18 Butterflies

A gift from a friend, 18 handmade butterflies hang in my office above my desk. What I see when I walk into the room and what I look up to when I work and write. From the breezes that come through the window, they flutter, fly and reflect shadows around the room; they are a … Continue reading →

Day 1: Year 35

AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! I’m too damn tired to think or explain in any form the fun we had today… so I simply wrote a list. I will attempt to be more creative in the very near future when my brain is functioning again. I. Need. Sleep. 6AM: Feed crazy hungry dogs, let them out and pray boys … Continue reading →

Adventures of a Pot of Chili

Last Sunday I entered my pot of chili in the preschool’s 1st annual Chili Cook Off. I placed third and thoroughly enjoyed my prize from the bake sale table… a sumptuous red velvet cupcake from Divine Cupcakes. YUM! Being a preschool fundraiser, it would not have been complete with out a visit from the Fire … Continue reading →

I am Jennifer, a…

…mother, wife, daughter, family chef, laundry goddess, chauffeur, gardener, domestic goddess, survivor, advocate and patient.   Until I had a brain tumor, I had never considered the meaning behind these labels, if they fit and why people used them.  Being diagnosed with something horrible like a brain tumor has quickly taught me, aside from how … Continue reading →

C is for Courage

Tucker is six. He has no idea that he has been struggling. He is very happy. Aside from his ability to memorize tremendous amounts of information and an affinity for being a great guesser, he can’t read very well.  We suspected there was a disconnect but we did not know the depth of the problem; we … Continue reading →

Pogo Stick

My children, god bless them, never cease to provide great joy and of course as life would have it, great moments of panic.  Tonight was a night of panic. It was meet the teacher night at CCD and yes, I am calling it CCD again.  Aside from paperwork for the parents, there were handouts stapled … Continue reading →

Oh, No You Didn’t…

Being the completely responsible parent, sort of, I attempted last week to sign the boys up for CCD. Late and yes, I just called it CCD.  The deadline for registration was in mid June and yes, I should have had it done and checked off the list well before now, but seriously, who can plan and anticipate … Continue reading →