And The Award Goes To…..

June 7, 2010
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As a parent, one of the events we look forward to is our kids being recognized for their accomplishments and hard work during the school year. Today was the 4th quarter ceremony for my 1st graders class, he received teachers award for Kindness.
Before I start I will say I am VERY PROUD of my son. [...]

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pardon the mess

May 13, 2010

working on updating my blog so things may look a little off for now. Hoping to have everything fixed soon.

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When You’re Strange

May 11, 2010

No one remembers your name…………..

It’s the first day of middle school and you’re so nervous you can feel you stomach creeping into your throat.  Will this be the year I can finally fit in? Maybe things will be different and people will finally like me? Why am I so different? Why am I such a [...]

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Back To Real Life

May 10, 2010

When ever there is a holiday, be it Christmas, Mother’s Day, my birthday, I always go through a day or two after feeling kind of blah.
I think it stems from my inner “youngest child” and not wanting to let go of the magic the day brings and liking to be the center of attention. So [...]

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Happy Mother’s Day

May 9, 2010

Happy Mother’s Day to you wonderful mom’s out there. Today is your day, enjoy!

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Asking Your Kids For Help ARGH!

November 19, 2009

So as the mom of boys you would think I know better. It should be ingrained into my brain that if I ask them for help or to do a chore that I NEED to let them know EXACTLY what I want them do and how to do it. Like “pick up your shoes” really [...]

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Day In The Life Of An ADD Mind

November 19, 2009

Many of you who know me personally in real life know that I am ADHD. So what is it like to have ADD? Well where do we start? I’ll start off with a typical morning.
I set off to start a calendar/log/goal sheet to keep a constant reminder to keep me on track. Open up excel [...]

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Lessons I’ve Learned Being A Mom Of Only Boys

November 18, 2009

GIRLS – There is no such thing as too many shoes and not all black shoes are created equal. Trying to explain why you need 10 pairs of black shoes to your boys or your husband can be difficult
BOYS – One can never have too many toy cars.  Not all red cars are created equal [...]

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Help I’ve Become My MOM!

November 17, 2009
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So I’ve always done what ever it takes to avoid the roads, let alone places for shopping the day after Thanksgiving. The entire thought of HUGE crowds and screaming women fighting over the last scarf off of the 90% sales wrack has caused me nightmares most my life. As a women I know it’s my [...]

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Changing My ADDitude As an ADHD Mom

November 17, 2009
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So I struggled in school. Actually “struggled” is an understatement. I always felt like I was drowning and no matter how hard I tried couldn’t swim back to the top.
I knew something was going on because the grown ups were always meeting and talking about me, so I had to be bad. I even ended [...]

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