a good night

It’s Friday, and the kids came over tonight. All of them. We went swimming for a while, we played video games, they ate just about everything that I had in the fridge. No drama, no trauma, just kids being kids. Around 10 my oldest said he wanted to call Mom and make sure she was […]

Finding joy

today was grocery shopping, cleaning, etc. day. My daughter came over this afternoon and we swam at the pool for a while. And after, just as I had told her, the new Big Time Rush came on and we watched it together. Big smile. Even though I hate BTR.

Overheard

Last night, a few minutes after bedtime, comes this gem: “He threw a hot dog in my room!” Followed quickly by: “No, I didn’t! I was in my bed the whole time.” The offended child continued to insist that her brother had indeed thrown a hot dog into her room. So I finally get off […]