OK, our Sundays are never really lazy, but today was rainy, and rainy Sundays feel like they should be lazy. And what better way to spend the single 90 minutes of downtime I had between putting Bitsy down for her nap, baking brownies for the parish picnic, and shuttling all three kids to said picnic … Continue reading A Lazy Sunday Crafternoon
The universal misconception on the part of children is that parents have no life of their own. Exacerbating this is the very real feeling many of us have when we first become parents, that yes, we actually don't have a life anymore. And after you get over that shock (it takes 6 to 12 months … Continue reading The Secret Life of Parents
These are the times that try moms' souls. Actually, most people to whom I've mentioned school starting have given me a wink and a smile and sung a snatch of "It's the most wonderful time of the year!" But I tend to have a more blubbering reaction. Today in the car I made the (huge) … Continue reading Back-to-School Cookies and Back-to-School Crazy
