Autumn has lice. I've spent the entire day trying to eradicate it from my home. I oiled up Autumn's hair with olive oil, combed through it with a special comb. After that I shampooed her hair with the awful bad lice shampoo, and spent two more hours combing her hair. During this time I washed all our sheets, pillows, any recent clothing. I ( Read more... )

This summer has been so busy with going camping almost every weekend and work being very busy, I feel like I have missed the girls so much more, in fact yesterday Autumn said, are we having family time? Family time? Yes, usually its Daddy, Tilda and me but you are here too! so yes, family time ( Read more... )

The girls are at my parents house this weekend. I had to work yesterday and Dave took a further MA teachers licensure test for social studies. This should help him with the job search ( Read more... )

I have had a really hard time making friends with the mother's of Autumn and Mathilda's friends. I've felt isolated because I work full time and live in a wealthy town where it is the norm for there to be stay at home mothers. But tonight I think I met a kindred spirit!
Whohoo!

me. How did I get here???

It blows my mind. From working with some kick ass women who are in their 50s and 60s I know that life is what you make it and I will do that.
I am trying to write this with two giggling girls on my bed.
I think I have to go find out what they are doing.

I don't like when people say oh I am so busy, almost as though they want a medal. Yet this month I've felt like that. At work I just finished writing my first grant, customer experience in the digital age. The feedback I've received has made me feel like all the time and effort I've put into it was worth it. I turn in the final draft next ( Read more... )

After a wonderful holiday break I went back to work and immediately turned around and went back home with a stomach bug. Yuck. I feel gross ( Read more... )

I am feeling so down since the shooting on Friday. I have imposed a no news policy on myself but think about those poor children especially in regards to having a kindergartener myself ( Read more... )

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This is an update from my last post about yelling at the girls. I am reading The Happiest Toddler on the block and finding it extremely helpful both with Mathilda and Autumn, I've got two more books to read through but already using techniques from this particular book. I am definitely noticing a difference ( Read more... )