Hot Fun in the SAHMertime
This is what I get for searching "summer stay at home mom". Thanks, Google; I might as well be reading fashion mags again. As the summer ramps up, I find myself experiencing serious SAHM withdrawal....
View ArticleFirst Day of School; or, Why Divorce Blows, Reason #57
This morning, like a million other parents, I waved my children off to school after snapping a few “first day” pics for posterity. The difference is that I wasn’t at my home when I did it. I didn’t...
View ArticleFamily Dinners
Two nights ago, I fixed dinner and set the dining room table with cloth placemats. I put the utensils, napkins, and salt and pepper on the table, too, so we wouldn’t be grabbing them at the last...
View ArticleA Word about Divorce
I’ve been worried about my kids lately. And, I guess by lately, I mean for several years now- all through the end of a bad marriage, through separation and divorce, and even still, when the dust from...
View ArticleOne Single Mom’s Dirty Secret
When I was pregnant with my first child, I couldn’t wait to start transforming the spare bedroom into a baby wonderland. Paint chips and Pottery Barn Kids catalogs littered my home for nine long...
View ArticleSpring Forward
Strange bed fellow. This past weekend, my husband and I went to a movie for the first time in at least six months. We saw “Hope Springs” starring Tommy Lee Jones and Meryl Streep. It’s the hilarious...
View ArticleHelp Stop the Underachievement!
I need your help, Readers. I need to help my children to become more organized and focused. They are both falling behind in their grades and should not be. In terms of intelligence, they are able to...
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