I received a call from C’s preschool director this afternoon.  She left a message on my machine for C, telling her how excited she is to see her back on Tuesday and how much fun she’s going to have this year.  She told her the names of a few girls who were in her class [...]

I grabbed this from Susanne at Living To Tell The Story. What are you reading right now?  Nothing.  Pathetic, eh?  I just read three books on vacation, though.  My favorite of the three was definitely Standing In The Rainbow, which I reviewed briefly here. Do you have any idea what you’ll read when you’re done [...]

Thank you SO much for all your helpful comments on my preschool situation.  I have a call in to the school to see if I can take my daughter in to meet the teacher one on one.  It might be too late, as school starts on Monday.  But I’m hoping for a call today. I [...]

I have a little girl who is very resistant to change.  She is very, very shy in new situations or when she is required to be particularly demonstrative (i.e. high energy songs with corresponding motions, etc.).  Ironically, once she is comfortable in a situation, she won’t shut up.  Hmm . . .  sounds a lot [...]

Lazy mornings with no place to go and all day to get there. Wearing pajamas till noon. Sitting on the front porch in the warmth of the afternoon sun, watching the kids play in the wading pool. Hanging out in the front yard after dinner, socializing with the neighbors while a gaggle of kids run [...]

In case you were wondering how my Get My Life In Order Week is coming along (I’m sure you were losing sleep at night with curiosity and anticipation): 1) I have not started on my scrapbooking yet.  I spent Monday getting the house and yard decluttered, doing laundry, and recording our spending for the past [...]

Kids in and out. In and out. In and out. Tracking dirt and grass and puddles of water throughout my house. All. day. long. Swimsuits. On. Off. On. Off. On. Off.  All. day. long. Sunscreen — gooey, sticky messy stuff. Taking all three kids to the mall. Taking all three kids to the grocery store. [...]