Chaos
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Concert Chaos Created My Latest #ParentFail
Happy June, y’all! I’m glad May is over, because it’s always the absolute craziest month when it comes to the end-of-school-year chaos. For some reason, May is when everything school-related is crammed into the span of a few weeks. It’s a constant overload of projects, class parties, permission slips to sign, etc. When your kids bring home tons of school reminders but it’s May & you’re already over it. pic.twitter.com/OnjCslxjTh — Stephanie Ortiz (@Six_Pack_Mom) May 10, 2018 Juggling all of this minutiae isn’t easy, and I try hard to prevent things from falling between the cracks. But we all have a #momfail now & then, no matter how hard we…
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(Not So) Easy Bake Oven
You know those times when you plan an activity to do with your kids that you think you “should” do, but in retrospect wonder why you do things you don’t want to do in the first place? Enter the Easy Bake Oven. Easy Bake? Easy my… let’s discuss this toy that I, yes I purchased for my kids. If you’re not familiar with it -and if you grew up in the 80’s or 90’s that doesn’t seem possible- the Easy Bake oven is a toy oven that allows kids to create a delightful culinary treat from start to finish, via a pre-mixed ingredient bag. Sounds cute, right? And oh, they DO make it…
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Blood, Sweat & Tears
I had a revelation about (my) experience in parenting that I wanted to share with you; or I thought I did, anyway. Whenever I attempt to share deep, profound thoughts on parenting, that’s when parenting ends up smacking me in the face…. LITERALLY. So I was sitting in the local dance studio the other day, waiting for #5’s class to finish. Into the studio came a mom with her school-aged daughter, along with a toddler and a baby in a stroller. They were waiting for the next class to begin, & as I watched the mom juggling the three kids (quite well, I might add), my thoughts were: I feel…
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Riding The Vomit Comet
As our best-laid plans often seem to go, I had intended to post earlier this week, telling you all about the insanity of waiting on line in the cold for four hours to buy ticket’s to a 5 year old’s recital. And while that by itself warrants a post, my week was waylaid by a far more pressing issue: VOMIT. (aka: barf, hurl, puke, throw-up, spew, ralph, upchuck, hork, etc.) While one of the more unpleasant aspects of this parenting gig, vomit is also an inevitable aspect. And this week, I had WAY more than my fair share of this unpleasant aspect of this parenting gig. Before you think I’m…
