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My 4 Words for Motherhood are Relentless, Chaos, Perseverance, & Confusion. But motherhood would never ask you to not be you. It asks you to be a better you. To be brave, to impress, and to trust yourself. To make a plan you’d be proud to accomplish and then stay the course and see what happens. Even in Summer! You are the best mother when you rise up be a hero for both them and you. Being human, falling down and getting back up is a very noble process and one we owe ourselves and our children a chance to see us grab and run with.
Eamon came home from a playdate and proudly announced that the Mom had allowed them to use some bad words. I was curious since I know she’s been taking her children to a Catholic church. So I queried the vocabulary in question. He said, “Wee wee and pee pee. And dumb, holy, and crisis“. I…
I was aware that the plein air festival was going down in Easton as it does every July. I’d seen some of the artists out painting as I visited Moonvine. When I got wind that Sunday was a kids classes day, I took the opportunity to create a field trip with my little artists,Eamon and…
As summer traipses on, there’s a definite note of what needs to happen next. Did eight year old Eamon get enough exercise today? When was the last time Fiona pooped? Oops, now she needs a bath since it exploded up her back after the peach juice “helping” bottle. Can Eamon have computer time? Can he…
Ah, are these summer days dragging on at lightening speed or what? The joy and the pain of recent events are as follows. Our oven died. I freaked out when the chicken still wasn’t done by 8 in the evening. Thought I was blinder than I had imagined and upset, I reset the oven. Yah,…
If you haven’t been to Cafe Sado, Inc. in Chester, MD, I probably shouldn’t tell you and ruin it for the rest of us. But we think it’s the best and the most affordable place for sushi. People drive over the bridge from Annapolis for the BOGO deal on sushi. There’s plenty to choose from…
The second week in July brought the long-awaited Brittish soccer camp. Which was promptly renamed Camp Hurts Alot. A half hour before we were due to be there, we realized that the shin guards were missing in action. And I grumbled on the five-minute drive over to the high school that “Mommy would be compromising…
This article is for my dear friend Claudia, expecting her surprise baby in August. Since it has been so long since either of us have had a baby, there were a few facts and tidbits I thought I’d share besides the ones I shared in The Irk Is In the Details, to make it easier…
This past school year, my son learned about a type of poem I was unfamiliar with. The last 2 credits I earned for college so that I could graduate were in an upper level poetry course. And I’ve still never heard of this. The type of poem is called a Cinquain. Created by Adelaide Crapsey…
The last week ( and a half) of June, found us doing stuff. We visited with friends and their dogs. Took a closer look at critters with shells. Mugged for the camera in front of an El Camino at Target. Lounged around. And picnicked at the park, lunched with my blog group gals, And attended…
I was advised to not cut my hair after I had this baby and I haven’t. And yes, she grabs hunks of my hair in her sweaty palms enough to make me say ow, ow, ow. I did cut my hair when Eamon was a baby. And 8 years later, I have grown it to…
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