Single mom is a nice way of saying “amateur juggler”. Juggling flaming torches is flashy and glamorous at a circus. Juggling coffee, purse, phone, backpack and lunch kit in a white gym shirt is my morning suburban freak show. It’s scary and exciting, but sometimes things go wrong and I need a stain … [Read more...]
Motherhood: It All Comes Out In The Wash
Laundry day is that awkward transition point between “I have absolutely nothing to wear” and “Where the heck am I supposed to put all this stuff?” It’s the one day of the week… month… year that hot yoga shorts or bikini bottoms work just fine as underwear because my cats can’t tell the difference … [Read more...]
It’s All White…with OxiClean
We're heading out on our last family road trip of the summer today, and it's one we've been thinking about for a very long time. My 12 year old son and his baseball team are competing in the American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame Tournament in Cooperstown, NY (home of the Baseball Hall of Fame), and … [Read more...]
8 Reasons To Line-Dry Your Laundry
Summer is my favourite laundry season. Why do I have a favourite laundry season? That sounds a little crazy, doesn't it. I love summer laundry because I can hang it all to dry outside! Line-drying clothes sounds time-consuming and old-fashioned, but it is absolutely worth it. There are a lot of … [Read more...]
Momma Magic
My mom was here for a visit this week and she helped me pick up the pieces. Literally.This is what my house looked like before she arrived:And this is what it looked like when she left:Not seen: me cheering in the corner just like Brinley.My mom is the patron saint of frazzled mothers. She swoops in … [Read more...]
FotoFriday – Basket Shmasket
Who needs a laundry basket when there's a perfectly good floor they can toss their clothes onto?? Tell me my kids aren't the only lazy boogers who leave their clothes where ever they happen to land? … [Read more...]
When this mommy is sick!
A few days ago Thatcher and Tanner appeared to have what seemed like a cold, which in turn triggered the asthma which then triggered vomiting, which I thought was being caused by all the coughing. They had a slight fever which I thought was from the cold.Hmmm. Wrong. So very wrong. … [Read more...]
Catching Up
If there's a downside to putting one's life on pause and picking it up again upon return, it's catching up. Specifically, I mean the laundry. It's amazing how fast it seems to multiply when you close your eyes to it for a few days. Truly. And in doing all the sorting ahead of time, I realise we … [Read more...]
Wipe(s) Out
My youngest stopped using diapers over two years ago (which I'm still rather joyous about) and though we managed to use up the last of the diapers, we still had two large bag of wet-wipes left over. We had so many, because during the diapering days, we bought those things by the box-load. You know - … [Read more...]
My friends’ husbands.
Do you ever look at someone longingly, wishing you had what they do? I do it all the time with many of my friend's husbands. Shocked? Well, it's not what is seems. I am not looking at them in that way - my hubby is plenty cute enough thank-you-very-much - I am longing for their existence.Many of my … [Read more...]