November 2009

Words from the vault

• Remember Gremlins?

  I wasn't going to write anything at all with this. However, I feel it is vital to point out that Tammy was Sarah's beloved Cabbage Patch doll. As far as I know, all other references are to actual people. (But don't ask me about the Nerds in hearts.)

• The (tired) backstory

  Is there a mother out there who isn't tired? It's my day to post here (while Sarah watches Heroes), and I was all set to get into it. But I'm so TIRED I can barely breathe without effort. I was just snippy with my Sweetie, for no particular reason other than the fact that I'm SO TIRED. The baby fina

• Behind the Scenes: Brilliant Minds

  sarah (11:48:24 AM): r u there god, it's me Margaret? jen (11:48:37 AM): just call me sheila the great. sarah (11:48:56 AM): well, we made it to nearly noon before gettin the IM bug jen (11:49:02 AM): not bad! sarah (11:49:11 AM): does that make all THREE of my boys Fudge? jen (1

• A letter to a friend

  Meg,I am absolutely thrilled in every way to find out that you are, by golly, finally pregnant!!! Yay! Wahoo! Skideedle Dat! (that sounded cool in my head)I have to say that I was kind of stunned and amazed to hear the news last night. I certainly wasn't expecting it. It was so nonchalant how you of

• Lists

  Note: Sarah is not the only one of us who makes lists. 1. I have spent the last week making lists 2. This doesn’t make last week any different from any other week, except for 3. The sheer number of lists 4. There are the lists pertaining to cupcakes a. raw ingredients b. ingredients tally

• Come on. You know you want to!

  Listen Here. We all spend a heck of a lot of time thinking about our lives, breaking things down into posts, and piecing the words together. We deserve a little more from it all, and Jen and I really want to make that happen. So we have decided to start Five for Ten. If you are just landing here,

• A Typical and Tender IM Session

  J blog? S so having the blog has changed the way i look at my life and my kids. i need to blog about how the blog has changed things. but last night i stood outside and watched my beautiful children playing. it was way past their bedtime and the sun was going down and there was the tiniest dr

• My Brain is Like the Surface of My Desk

  OK people. I've been writing and writing and writing, and nothing is coming together. Maybe it's because every surface in my house looks like this:Or maybe it's because my sister and I are actually in the same house today, which means that there are SIX kids surrounding us. Which means: Revolving na

• How I make it through the week as a full-time working mother

  Working full-time is kicking my ass. It's been nearly two weeks and I'm absolutely drained. Sitting in front of a computer for 8 hours punching numbers and taking calls and writing letters and decoding mumbled instructions from my boss is all so very draining. A few things have helped me along the w

• Neighborly Love

  The fantastic Miss Amy over at The Never-True Tales has started a Fabulous Friday Guest Post chain called Won't You Be My Neighbor? I'm sure you've heard about this, as it seems to be popping up everywhere in the Neighborhood. We are delighted by our blog community and thus delighted to have become