Home Again, Home Again

Posted by on Feb 9, 2006 in dish | 0 comments So DD wakes up with a temp of 102, so that means I’m home for the second time this week (DS stayed home Tuesday). Being home on a school day feels weird. Aside from the send in sub plans, what can the kids do without needing constant supervision stress, you have to figure out something productive to do with the rest of your day so you don’t feel like a complete loser.Days like this...
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Bad Monkey

Posted by on Jan 26, 2006 in dish | 0 comments No posts. Not for a week, even. Time to back away from the housecleaning and remember what’s really important.
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Back to Normal

Posted by on Dec 27, 2005 in dish | 0 comments Christmas fun’s over. Time to clean again (oy). The living room at Chez mimi has been exploded with toys, which now need to migrate down the hall, especially since mimi will be hosting yet another family dinner (dad, stepmom, baby sis/hub, sis/hub/nephew) on New Year’s Day. Yikes.Resolution season is coming, too, so I’m in the frame of mind to be changing some things. Like...
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Brittany Lessons

Posted by on Nov 15, 2005 in dish | 0 comments Chez mimi has two dogs, an ancient cocker spaniel and a Brittany. Brittanys are a new breed for me. I’ve had cockers all my life. The kids asked for a bigger dog, and since I didn’t want to go the Lab/Golden route, we hunted elsewhere. We thought about a Weimaraner, even picked out a name (Wegman), but were dissuaded by its very high activity level. So we end up with a Brittany, the...
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Full House!

Posted by on Oct 29, 2005 in dish | 0 comments Wish I were talking about poker, but I’m not. I have six kids running amok (is there any other way to run, when you’re talking about kids?) through my house. Four girls, two boys. Believe it or not, it’s the girls performing the shock and awe acts of destruction. The boys are playing video games and building stuff with K’Nex. I’ll have millions of tiny pieces all...
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