Where did I leave my glasses?
When you want something from the closet and it is locked, you have to ask for help. Problem occurs when you aren’t really speaking to the person you have to ask to help, but you really want what happens to…
Ummm, what?
Each day this week, I have reached out to school, asking for the status on the escort system that Daytime Emmy Nominee is supposed to have in place, per her IEP. That escort is to ESCORT her from class to…
Death by closet.
I’m so glad to be home and surrounded by what’s familiar. Things like finding two salad forks under a pile of laundry, and nearly being swallowed alive by an avalanche of stuff shoved into the closet. Glass half full: I’ve…
Hello, Instacart.
Most of the things in my life, show up on my porch in Amazon boxes, delivered by my favorite dude in the brown uniform. Salad forks, are included in that list of things. For all of you that have asked,…
Natural Consequences
I’ve said this before, but I have learned so very much about parenting in the last handful of years. The biggest lesson, “Natural Consequences. Let them happen.” I used to put forth a lot of energy trying to save kids…
The sounds of silence.
The day started with Sassy Britches missing the bus. It sure looked like an intentional miss if you ask me. (Cameras all over my house.) She must really have a strong distaste for second hour. Chemistry isn’t really my fav…
What is that I hear?!?
Had a bit of a scare yesterday. Eating what I like to call lunch, code for, whatever is laying around that I can quickly toss in my mouth. Some days it’s Slim Fast, some days it Sour Patch Kids. Most…
Laundry Strike
Had two placements return home to their parent this week. I am always happy for their family when reunification is possible. At the same time, I’m two short at the dinner table, and the empty seats sting for a bit. …
The kitchen really is the most dangerous room in the house.
Why are girls so mean to each other? I have never understood why they have this need to attack each other at any given moment. One minute they are all buddy buddy, painting each others nails. The next minute, I…
I want my Mommy!
I’ve come to realize that any quiet and assuming moment I happen to have in my life should really just be looked at as a warning. Went to bed last night, pleased with the way the day ended. It was…
