It doesn’t happen very often.  But every once in a while I pull off an amazing mothering feat.
Feat number one.  I didn’t cry. I didn’t lecture.  I didn’t yell.
Megan did this to her bangs…

Feat number two. I made her look respectable for school.

Now if I can manage to get my house ready for company […]

We’re in countdown mode here. In SEVEN days we’re getting a house guest from China.  CHINA  I’m a bit excited and a lot nervous.  My kids fight.  My kids trash my house.  My kids are LOUD.  It’s a teacher in a teacher exchange program who is here for the 2010-2011 school year and we’re housing […]

I have four girls. We’ve had lots of Barbies funnel through our house (and leave decapitated and in a body bag garbage sack).  I can’t believe I never knew what I just learned today.  I’m going to share the secret of ‘fixing’ Barbie hair. You know how the hair in the box looks perfect?  How […]

I’ve not made any money today. None.  Of course on the bright side someone else has picked up toilet flushing responsibility.  I’ll have to look for a new source of revenue.
On to Megan’s ‘retraining’ or ‘punishment’.
Remember the yelling, the screaming, the tantruming, the anger.  Oh- the constant anger. She’s 7.  Not 13. Shocking I know.  […]

You forgot?  Yeah, me too.  Remember my genius basket plan? The idea was to earn some extra Christmas money. Replace my laptop and Steve’s desktop which are both on their last legs.  Then Steve lost his job.  (I didn’t tell you that?  I guess I need to do that).  It’s done very well.  I’ve not […]