I've been a bit on edge today as I was expecting to hear from one of the midwives about covering some clinic for her today. Fortunately she didn't need me so other than a few phone calls, I've been OFF today, grocery shopping, taking the dog to the groomers, housecleaning, unpacking like mad. The main floor of the house is coming along nicely but ( Read more... )

My dishwasher is running with a small bowl full of bleach sitting on the bottom rack. Vinegar is next ( Read more... )

A long weekend for the kids + snowy and cold outside = no time for mama to be sick.  Kids be bored ( Read more... )

A bit of LJ therapy before my day officially begins ( Read more... )

Monday is looming, although I'll be leaving for the city to get organized in just a couple of days ( Read more... )

A little Usher through the headphones to tune out the sibling fights over toys (already!) while I work up the motivation to get moving this morning.  I woke up at around 4 a.m. to the sound of Kim throwing up, then I talked with Jack for a few minutes before he reluctantly crawled out of our warm bed to go out into the cold and head to work very ( Read more... )

I've cleared off a small space on my desk just big enough for my plate of eggs, toast and fruit.  The girls have been delivered to school and the assault on my ToDo list has begun.  But first, breakfast with a side of Usher and Chris Brown on iTunes ( Read more... )

It's good to be home, nice to be surrounded by my people, cook in my own kitchen, fall asleep in my cozy bed with Jack's arms around me.  I could just stay there forever.  He had two days off work when I got home and it was wonderful to have just hang out and spend time together ( Read more... )

If you give a mom a fresh blueberry, she'll want a handful for her cereal.  She'll remember that she needs to wash and freeze some of the blueberries.

Putting cookie sheets full of washed blueberries in the freezer will remind her that the fridge-freezer needs to be cleaned out, so she'll grab a garbage bag and get started.

While cleaning the freezer ( Read more... )

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