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DRAT! Foiled again

Nathaniel: Hey, mom, you know that in, like, five years I’ll be able to drive.
I SWEAR every time he says something like that I can feel another hair going gray.  It’s not even funny anymore.
Me: If you’re lucky.
Nathaniel: Dad says I can have his car then, and it goes really fast, so I think it’ll [...]

How to ensure your realtor will report you to Child Protective Services

*I would like to just preface this entire post with the details that the night before we went on this house-hunting extraveganza the kids got into bed at almost 12:30 in the AM and they were all feeling more than a LITTLE stab-y the next day during our precious time with the realtor.  After turning [...]

My kids are all the thanks I need

Peyton - Will you get me a glass of water?
Me - Get it yourself.
Peyton - pleeeeease, mama?  I’m tired today *makes very put-upon face*
Me - (grumble grumble grumble but gets up to get the requested beverage) You know if you just pull up a chair you can get a drink whenever you want
Peyton - (mumble [...]

La La La, I can’t hear you!

Nathaniel - How did you sleep last night?
Me - Oh, pretty ok, except I got sick in the middle of the night (tremendously random 6 hour flu type sick) and then there was a really freaky dream…but other than that it was ok.
Nathaniel - What kind of dream?
Me - Oh, something funny, but not something [...]

The one where I admit I have seriously bad mom moments.

**Which I may have already admitted on NATIONAL TV to Oprah (just in case you missed it), but let’s go for round two, ya’ll!**
I am a very loud person.
Let’s all take a moment so my mother can catch her breath from falling off her chair laughing (plus, if everyone could say a prayer for my [...]