The pull between being a baby and being a big boy is fascinating. One second the youngest is saying he is ready for school because “he’s bigger.” The next minute he’s correcting me for calling him a big boy, saying “I’m a little boy.” He wavers between wanting to be just like his big brothers… Read More
Author Archives: Katie
Out of the Mouths of 6 Year Olds
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“You are the best Mommy ever….Except sometimes when you’re not.” Yep. That about sums it up.
Leaning to the Left
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I was ambidextrous as a kid. When I was learning to write I would start on the left side of the page and when I got to the middle, I’d simply switch hands. To this day, if I ever broke my right hand I could write grocery lists and sign checks (does anyone even use… Read More
It’s a Girl Party
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According to Robyn and Meri Brown of TLC’s Sister Wives, polygamy is one big girl party. “It’s all about the girl,” Wife number 2 or 5 says and I’m beginning to believe her. I have been really stressing out and driving myself crazy this week because it dawned on me that for the past month… Read More
Hey, Tina! Will You Be My Friend?
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You know how you watch celebrities on TV or in movies and are convinced you’d be friends? When I lived in New York after college, my two roommates and I used to argue over who we were more likely to be friends with: Julia Roberts or Sandra Bullock. I picked Sandy then. I pick Sandy… Read More
Could be Worse. Could be Five.
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Last week, I finally took F. to the dentist. It was well past the due date on a check-up. He is five and has been to the dentist 2-3 times before. Before you think less of me let me point out that as a baby he didn’t even have one tooth until past his first… Read More
Curl Crisis
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My birthday is fast approaching and every year around my birthday I begin to long for a makeover. I want Stacey and Clinton to bust down the door and forcibly remove every item from my closet, packing me off to NYC with money to burn and advice on how to accentuate my butt and hide… Read More
Daniel’s Crush Cups
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Before I had kids there were things I would “never do.” I’d never go to McDonald’s PlayPlace. I’d never let the kids watch TV just to get 30 minutes to myself. And I’d never give them blue food. To me blue food is one of the signs the end is near. Could anything dyed blue… Read More
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