That’s it! I am out of here….no cooking, no cleaning, no nose-wiping, no quarrel-stopping, no “please share with your brother”, no “please stop hitting your sister”, no bargaining to get the little ones to eat, no 2 hour trips to Target because I have to stop to clean up spilled lemonade or put all the [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Heading out of Dodge!
Posted in Extraordinary, Family, Happy, Life, Mommy, Parenting, Uncategorized, tagged Children, Family, Fun, Kids, Life, Parenting, Vacation on February 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
How do you define Extraordinary?
Posted in Uncategorized on February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Let’s be honest….the mere mention of the word ‘Extraordinary’ takes your brain in so many different directions. “Extraordinary” can mean ‘amazing’, ‘unbelievable’, ‘wonderful’…..but for me, it is just about doing or be ‘extra’.
It is my goal to bring the ‘extra’ into my life as a mommy, as a wife, as a friend…..as a woman. I [...]
Daddy seeping + baketbaw = no work for Mommy
Posted in Cooper, Extraordinary, Family, Life, Mommy, Parenting, tagged Children, Family, Life, Mommy, Parenting, Work on February 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’m sure you have had one of these days before too.
You know….how you procratinate, despite having a long ‘to-do’ list. That’s me right now. I have work to do, but instead of doing the work, I’m blogging about NOT doing it.
My head is a stormy sea of thoughts and emotions. My intentions were good…really, they [...]
Crayons don’t mean comfort
Posted in Children, Extraordinary, Family, Mommy, Parenting, tagged Family, Kids, Life, Motherhood, Parenting, Women on February 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I decided to eat out tonight with my toddlers. Without my husband.
Am I crazy? Maybe. Did we make our waitress crazy? You bet.
Just beacuse you hand my kids crayons when we walk in, don’t expect them to sit silently, nursing their inner baby-Picasso.
They are still going to demand lemonade, forget to say please, yell hello to [...]
Yippee for Sunshine!
Posted in Celebrate, Children, Extraordinary, Family, Friends, Happy, Life, Mommy, tagged Extraordinary, Family, Life, Mommy, Parenting, Random Thoughts on February 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yep…I figured it out. I am addicted to sunshine. Not in a slathering-baby-oil-on-my-body kind of way, but in a true-oh-my-gosh-it-makes-me-feel-warm-and-fuzzy-on-the-inside kind of way!
Yesterday I found myself struggling to understand my unexplainable lethargy. I wasn’t sure WHY I was so crabby, but you can bet I was. I really wanted to lie down on my bed [...]
Walk away….and other parenting tips
Posted in Children, Extraordinary, Family, Girlfriends, Learn, Mommy, tagged Children, Family, Life, Love, Mommy, Parenting, Tips on February 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“Walk Away”….two beautiful words one mom uses to encourage her toddler to make a good decision.
This is tremendous in my mind…since I’m certain I have been bitten (and hard) by the ‘No’ bug lately. “No hitting, no standing on the couch, no throwing toys, no climbing on the dining room table, no stealing toys from [...]
Spam and other yucky posts
Posted in Extraordinary, Yuck, tagged Internet, Life, Mommy, Spam on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ok…so, maybe I’m new to the whole forum business, but it was definitley a surprise to head to the ExtraordinaryMommy forum late last night only to find a whole slew of porn. Yep…porn on my sweet Mommy site. Not quite what I was expecting.
Hit me with crazy kid stories. Ask the parenting question that is [...]
Parenting is….
Posted in Extraordinary, Family, Life, Mommy, Parenting, tagged Family, Life, Mommy, Parenting on February 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So, I’ve been asking moms I meet (or already know) to finish this sentence….”Parenting is…..” Here is a beautiful, amazing, surpirising sample of the feelings shared with me.
Parenting is…..”love, survival, pure joy, the hardest thing I have ever done, satisfying, challenging, one-of-a-kind, hard, trying, rewarding, perplexing, fun, full of drama, a sitcom, a little bit of [...]
How can we keep our kids safe?
Posted in Children, Family, Life, Mommy, Parenting, Why?, tagged Family, Life, Mommy, Why? on February 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As of right now, there are 4 students dead at Northern Illinois University and at least another 15+ who were injured. A ‘gunman dressed in black” comes into a lecture hall filled with more than 150 students and just starts shooting.
I feel sick to my stomach. I have that thick sensation in the back of my [...]
Just because you like elephants….
Posted in Children, Extraordinary, Family, Mommy, tagged Family, Kids, Life, Mommy on February 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So, you are probably asking how in the world liking elephants ties in to being a Mommy….
It has to do with a conversation I had with a girlfriend (and fellow Mommy) today.
We were discussing how challenging it can be to schedule basic appointments when you stay home with your kids. Let’s be honest, having your [...]
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