So at the risk of bringing everyone down, I'm having a rough day.  Couple of days.  Actually, make that a couple of weeks.Even if you know me personally, you most likely have no idea that I've been having a rough time.  Because that's what I do.  I just power through.  I take the kids to [...]

I was talking to my mother-in-law the other day, and she was telling me about their visit with -- follow me here -- my husband's cousin's daughter who has ADHD (hey, at least I didn't throw in step-son's ex-wife's dog).  Anyway, my mother-in-law suggested that we -- my husband, Tenzin, and I -- might be [...]

Ugh, I'm gonna make some people mad with this one.But first, a story.  Right before dinner last night, my husband, Tenzin, told the kids to go and get their own drinks.  Then he told them again.  They were playing, so of course they didn't move.  Due to the fact I didn't want them to be [...]

I don't know if it's because we're coming up to the end of summer, but I've been reading a lot of blog posts about how quickly childhood slips away and how parents need to cherish every moment of it.  And I really have to say. . . it's kind of starting to piss me off.Not [...]

I've had one of those weeks where you sort of feel like a really bad traveling carnival -- the kids look at you and think you should be fun, but when in comes down to it, you're actually just a  bunch of thinly spread out rides that need paint, could breakdown at any moment, and [...]

A couple of weeks ago, my son, Newt, told us he couldn't hear very well.  We had his hearing checked when he was around three, and he currently doesn't seem to have any problems, but he's mentioned something being wrong several times over the past few months (I won't bore you with the details of [...]

There's always something to worry about when it comes to your kids. When they're infants, it's the high fever thing. When they start moving around, you almost feel like putting them in knee pads and a crash helmet. And then when they start interacting with other kids. . . well that just makes you want [...]

I made an Eggo today, and it ended up looking like this:Possible broken toaster and my lack of cooking skills aside, the most disturbing part of this story is that I was sitting 15 feet away while my waffle was smoking and turning to charcoal, and I didn't even notice. I'm guessing this does not [...]

I spent five hours in front of my computer today and walked away without accomplishing anything. Okay, that's not completely accurate or fair. I sent some emails, researched our spring break trip, and had a minor nervous breakdown because we don't have any money.Okay, so that's also not completely accurate or fair. We have money. [...]