A New Level of Disappointment

A New Level of Disappointment

You open your refrigerator and see the carton of milk only to find 3 drops left at the bottom. Maybe it was your favorite bag of chips with just a few crumbs left. You had a craving. You made your way into the kitchen. The container supposedly holding what will satisfy your craving is there.  You [...]

Meltdown At The Buffet

Meltdown At The Buffet

Week 5 of Kindergarten The excitement is gone. He no longer jumps for joy as he puts on his TMNT shell book bag. He drags his feet down the three flights of stairs from our apartment to the bus stop. By the time I get off from work and pick him up he's done. More than [...]

How to start a Thursday evening…

How to start a Thursday evening…

Thursday Evening... 6:16 Left work. Daycare closes at 6:30....speeding...speeding... 6:29 Sprint into daycare. Manager says the boys are still in the afterschool clubhouse. Sprint outside and barge into the clubhouse. 6:31 Every employee that works for the daycare is sitting down waiting for their staff meeting to begin. 6:32 Aaron is throwing a temper tantrum [...]

Monday Madness

Monday Madness

Sitting at my desk I was desperately trying to complete a report that was fairly difficult. I started a new position at work and I'm learning/working so it's taking me longer to get through assignments. While pulling my hair out on this alone Aaron asked me to fix "Abby". Abby is a stuffed...well used to be [...]

Hey! I know her!

Hey! I know her!

6:50AM - We are standing at the bus stop in a crowd of kids who are running around. Moms are all dressed in their PJ'S with super hot hairstyles called "it's too early for this". A white minivan passes the bus stop on its way out of our neighborhood. Suddenly Isaiah starts loudly proclaiming he [...]

Robots & Jack Hammers

Robots & Jack Hammers

Conversations with a five year old... Me: I really need to go grocery shopping. Aaron: A robot could do that for you. Me: How much do they charge? Aaron: A billion percent. You don't even have to plug them in. You don't have to wait. They charge themselves. It's inside them already. They are the [...]

Back To School Tirade!

Back To School Tirade!

That time of year is here yet again. Back to school, folks! No more children in the house destroying property and eating all of the groceries. I figured it would be best to focus on the positive before diving in to my more frustrating thoughts on the upcoming "first day". This year both of the [...]