You’re cleaning up breakfast dishes in relative peace and quiet when all of a sudden, three things happen, all at once. 1) You’ve got to poop. 2) The baby runs past you with a very saggy, very stinky, very messy diaper. 3) The older two break out in a no...
This is the stuff Christmas movies are made of. We woke up to 2/3 of our children cuddling us in bed. The third joined eventually (she’s a late sleeper). Looking out the window, we were excited to see a winter wonderland awaiting. We made our way to the...
Josh and I were having a conversation in the car. It was either yesterday or the day before. Or the day before that. The days tend to blur together. Anyway, we were talking. I had some point I was trying to get across. Meanwhile, in the back, Benjamin was...
I don’t know exactly when my life changed. I don’t know when I lost control. When the stress started mounting. When I started yelling more. Loving less. I woke up one morning and didn’t like my life anymore. The children were fighting, screaming,...
(Benjamin comes out in jeans on a day where the high is over 80 degrees) Me: Benjamin, it’s too hot for jeans, go put shorts on. Benjamin: No! Me: Yes! It’s too hot for jeans! You need shorts! Benjamin: No! Me: (thinking: I am NOT washing those jeans AND...
