By Cassie I started thinking the other day about the many hats I wear. I am a mother first and foremost. Aiden is what I wake up to in the morning and what I think about before drifting asleep. Aside from Aiden, though, I hold many other hats. I am a student. I took my…
Monthly Archives: December 2008
Finally
By Beck I was sick! But now I’m not. I was actually sick for the past three weeks, this grim stomach bug that’s been making the rounds locally. It was pretty great – I’d be really sick for a day or two and then it would ebb away and I’d start thinking, foolishly, that I…
Santa Killer
By Kelly “Santa isn’t real, you know.” So said my seven-year-old daughter to her six-year-old friend as I drove them home from school last week. It’s funny; I never knew I could drive with my brain splattered on the inside of the windshield. Trying desperately to stay on the road – I figured the double…
When life hands you hockey pucks, pour gravy on them.
By Veronica Last week I tried to make bread. I used to bake my own bread quite often. I enjoyed the feeling of secret competence that came with kneading the dough: pressing the heel of my hand deeply into it, folding it over, pressing again, pounding out whatever frustrations I had. It was cathartic. I…
Not the Year for Currier and Hives
By Megan ‘Tis the the season to drive myself crazy trying to do it all and do it all perfectly, tied up in a fluffy red velvet bow and scented with a potpourri of oranges, cinnamon and cloves. This time last year I was well over my head in holiday hoo-ha by now, and it wasn’t so…
I am the Curator
By Gretchen My home is a museum. Admission is free, please touch the stuff, flash photography is allowed, you may eat in the exhibit halls, the bathrooms are located near the garage and at the top of the stairs. Parking is limited, however. If you break it, I’ll get the glue out. If you want…
grab life and go
By Cassie I have lived in Illinois since I was ten years old. This week I went sledding for the first time ever. I know you guys are thinking how has she never been sledding? I was deprived as a child I suppose but this was in fact my first time. I decided it was…
A Dose of Humor – How to Write a Christmas Newsletter
5 Minutes for Parenting’s weekly column, A Dose of Humor, is here to remind you to take your humor pill regularly as the best medicine to treat the side effects of parenting! It features a different blogger every week and is hosted by Rachel at Grasping for Objectivity in My Subjective Life. I figured that…
You Moved Us
By Nell Jen with OneMomsWorld shares why she is thankful for a $20,000 medical bill that insurance isn’t going to pay for. Mames with MamieKnits reflects on the things she is already forgetting about her little ones. Alisha with Izzy&Emmy shares the sweetest WW called “Thankful for Kisses“. Such darling little girls. Carrie with NaturalMomsTalkRadio…
Dreams I Had Ages Ago
By Beck This is a reprint of something I wrote – and liked very much – back in February of 2007. I’m a bit too distracted right now for a bunch of reasons to write anything fresher. Enjoy! I dreamt last night that I was desperately driving a snowmobile across near-open water while wolves chased me….