When Mark and I first started dating, he packed a romantic picnic lunch and took me on a hike to a secluded grassy field. He brought along a large soft blanket, flowers, china and silverware and all my favorite goodies lovingly prepared. He looked around long and hard to find the spot with the perfect [...]
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My Subconscious Makes a Joke
After several days of being up too late, I decided to take advantage of my husband's weekend presence at home and send him out with the kids while I took a nap. I fell into a light sleep, listening to the kids alternately giggling and bickering as they got ready to leave, then slipped into [...]
Wow. Really? I’m a Good Mama?
Photo credit:Image adapted from a photo byKRISnFRED on Flickr In the mothering world, compliments are hard to come by. Oh, sure. You'll hear, "Your kids are so cute!" But that's not really about you, or even (usually) your kids. It's one of those generic statements, like "have a nice day" or "how are you." You [...]
Mama’s Day in Haiku
Mama's alarm ringsat 6:15 each morning(if kids aren't up yet). Mama smacks the clock.Nine minutes later, it rings.She tries to get up. Mama's out of bedby 6:30 each morning,asleep on her feet. Mama checks e-mail.The light of the monitorhelps open her eyes. She checks the backpacks,lays out the clothes, pours the milk,gets breakfast ready. At [...]
One Step Forward for Hygiene, One Step Back for Finances
I have a weakness -- a big weakness -- for fancy soaps. My dermatologist has recommended that, given the amount of housework I do, my propensity for handwashing and the resulting state of my hands, I should use only the gentlest, fragrance free soaps. (Did you know that one can come down with a condition [...]
Six Sensory Issues of Mine
I was thinking I need a week of blogging to catch up on blogging, but think I need another week of blogging just to catch up on memes, awards and other various and sundry things that have been piling up during my recent spate of viruses (and prior to that, my perpetual spate of disorganizedness). [...]
Riding the Vomit Comet
My son got off the bus yesterday, walked into the house and covered his mouth with his hands. I thought maybe a wiggly tooth had come out, but when pressed to tell Mama what was wrong, the response was the dreaded, "I think I'm going to throw up." Twelve hours, several loads of laundry and [...]
I’ve Been Tagged
Actually, I've been tagged twice, in two different memes. Mrs. SP over at Such Simple Pleasures has asked me to tell you all 7 random things about myself, and Ingrid at Boricua in Texas has asked me to tell you 26 things about myself in alphabetical order. With apologies to Ingrid, I'm going to do [...]
A Halloween Miracle
Now I know, Halloween isn't usually a holiday one associates with miracles. But maybe it's the holiday on which miracles happen for heathens like me, or maybe it's just that miracles can happen at any time on any day, without any special occasions at all. I suppose sometimes miracles just happen. A miracle happened at [...]
Vaccines Did Not Cause my Son’s Autism
Almost inevitably, when I mention to someone unfamiliar with autism that my son is autistic, they begin talking about vaccines. Sometimes they proudly tell me how they have not had their own children vaccinated. Sometimes they go off on a screed against scientists, drug companies, government agencies or the establishment in general. If they do [...]
