Archive for the 'Mothering' Category

I’m a WHAM (Emphasis on the “Work”)

When we decided that it was worth it- me giving the web design business a real shot- we also decided that it would behoove us if I did not work outside of the home. After all, it was way too expensive to pay for child-care and my hubby understood that I was not happy under [...]

Out, Out, Damn Ants (and a word from my husband)

We have been invaded by ants. They started out as little tiny ants and then grew into these big, intimidating, black ants. We thought we had them under control. A few strategically placed Hot Shots ant traps, and the party wa sover. Or so we thought. We came home after a cool outing with the [...]

When it Rains…

SWHS was suffering from Croup but it traveled to her lower lungs and has become Bronchitis. Bronchitis means asthma attack which means nebulizers treatments and prednisone and hyperactivity. To boot, hubby and I both came down with the flu- during the summer. By the way, a tooth broke and I am certain that I have [...]

Introducing My Racist, Anti-Semitic, Pot Smoker

My daughter has a knack for making me so proud. And that’s the way it should be, right? But then, then there are times when she embarrasses me so much that I want to grab her and run to a remote cabin deep in the mountains of Siberia (are there mountains in Siberia?). SWHS is [...]

Monthly Purpose

When I was pregnant with SWHS, my husband and I looked into saving cord blood cells mainly because a family member was suffering with a life-threatening illness and these stem sells may have helped. Unfortunately, she came a month early and threw all of our plans off kilter. But I started thinking about stem cells [...]

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