The last few weeks of the school year are really when a mom's super powers are tested. There's an endless string of field days, concerts, plays, recitals, end-of-year parties for every activity and club your child is in. Multiply this by three children--in three different schools--and it's enough to make me start thinking that cloning isn't such a bad idea.Once again I'm in … [Read more...]
Searching for a Super Power Upgrade
As I was cutting up some apples to make a fruit salad for my three kids, I found myself getting very frustrated with the little angels. I was smiling my best mommy smile as I counted the fruit and went over the colors... red apples... blue berries... oranges.... doing my best to educate as I entertained. But, my kids would have none of it. Apparently, I was just not going … [Read more...]
I Couldn’t Ask for More
My kids and I have a nightly dinnertime routine. As I am doing one of the twenty-five tasks at hand, one of my little darlings will inevitably ask me for a twenty-sixth. By rote I reply, "Mommy is not a..."... Fairy or a genie, she is a mommy," one or more of my angels reply, sounding as if they were programmed by some mad woman.My reminding them of my lack of super powers does … [Read more...]
