As the cookies cooled on the wire racks small eyes appeared just over the counter. He asked a question that had been asked a few times in the last few minutes, “Can I have one?” I had already told him that they were not ready and he needed to wait. [...]
Number of comments: 1 This week I decided that Amber would do her book report that is due on December 8. I am doing this more for me than her, because I know how I will have to push, plan, explain, yell, and curse under my breath just to get this project done. [An [...]
Number of comments: 2 I knew that once my son got to be a teenager, I would never see his face, again. It would be stuck in the fridge looking for something to eat until we kicked him out to buy his own food and use the money we save to take that Hawaii [...]
Number of comments: 3 In previous post I wrote about how I hadn’t fully jumped into using cloth diapers.  All that has changed. Well, most of it has changed. Okay, okay, we are still using disposables at night. What can I say, I value my sleep at the moment and disposables can hold more than cloth diapers. And yes, [...]
The real reason I am still wearing my maternity clothes: It is true, I can button my pre-pregnancy pants and my shirts can make it over the barrel that I call my stomach. However, as a friend once called it, maternity clothes are outside pajamas. They are roomy, when you [...]
Number of comments: 3 When did Halloween become such a big holiday? The stores start putting the stuff a month early, (which is when you know you really made it) there are tons of parties, many opportunities for trick or treating, and decorations. When I was a kid (Yes, I am so old, now, that I [...]
Evangeline (and yeah, I still stop sometimes to think how to spell it. too) turned 3 months old on Saturday, October 24. I would have missed it, if  I didn’t plan to take the kids to a haunted house and had a rare clear moment. These past months have been a [...]
Number of comments: 2 Recently we have had to adjust our budget, which meant that the grocery budget had to be cut. This is hard to do, because we don’t buy a lot of things that coupons could be used. One thing I have done is switch grocery stores. I stayed with the same [...]
Sam is just down from his room where he was sent after a normal tantrum. Sam and I have a delicate dance of power, I have it and he wants it. Sometimes I worry that I am breaking his spirit, so to speak, but, hopefully, I am helping him deal [...]
Number of comments: 2 Evangeline will be 3 months on October 24. That is four days away. Four. Days. Away! And I am still not in my prepregnancy clothes.Â
I know all the PC crap that is spewed whenever a previously pregnant woman complains that she hasn’t lost all the weight, yet: “It took 9 months [...]
Number of comments: 1 Amber goes to Catechism every Monday. That is the Catholic church’s version of Sunday school, but as you can see it doesn’t happen on Sunday and it is not while the parents are in Mass. I assume this is done to test the commitment of us, Catholics, because it is a [...]
To say things are stressful would be an understatement. SoHubby and I are doing our best to keep it together, but there are times when we are hanging on by a thread and the other comes along with a pair of scissors. This morning, I was the one hanging by a [...]
The potty training continues on. I am not sure which part made it easier with Amber. The fact that she went to school with it’s peer pressure or the fact that she seem to not want to sit around in wet or poop for more than a millisecond. Amber was [...]
This story was told to me by SoHubby, who played a minor role and heard the result.
SoHubby and his business partner, T, needed to install some equipment in Houma (about 45 minutes away from the homestead). Apparently, T had a stuffed alligator in the back of his truck. You will [...]
Number of comments: 8 I will admit in a pregnancy haze I didn’t think cloth diapers all the way through.  The only thing I knew was that  I was thoroughly disgusted with slamming down $20 a week for diapers and I was ready to be rid of them forever. Besides, there are many, many different [...]
Ever so often I start to feel the walls closing in, which usually means that I need to declutter. The bigger picture is that I feel my world is out of control (i.e. newborn) and I need to find something that makes me feel in control. So I go on [...]
Number of comments: 2 When I was younger, living in the 80’s, I use to say certain words a lot and it use to drive my mom crazy. I never understood why Mom was so upset. I mean, like, I was just trying to, like, tell her story and, like, she would be screaming [...]
Number of comments: 2 It has been 5 weeks since my last pedicure and in true SAHM eating bons bons pampered fashion I was jonesing for some feet TLC. I was also sick of looking down, now that I can see my feet, and seeing a clump of snaggle toes. A couple of weeks back [...]
Number of comments: 3 Today, I took the kids to the Aquarium in an effort to tire them out and get us out of the house. We were blocking the bathroom door when the woman, trying to squeeze by us and our huge ass stroller, asked me how old was the baby. It is [...]
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All you need for an afternoon nap is the soft warm glow of the laptop and a stack of papers as a pillow.
We here at the Homestead are always willing to provide the best of accommodations.Â
I don’t understand the anger.Â
Not only did I buy her a pretty outfit, but it came [...]
Number of comments: 7 The simple truth is that scheduled c-sections are not exciting. Basically, we were told when to be at the hospital, we show up and the staff start their thing. Of course, different hospitals do things a bit differently, but mostly it is the same ole, same ole.Â
I have been through [...]
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Looks like a real baby, huh?
Who knew?
One week left until we become a family of 5. There have been many questions asked of me lately, as people look at my huge belly and wonder how the hell I am even upright. Here is a hint, it is very uncomfortable to [...]
Number of comments: 3 For the past 6 weeks, I have traveled historic St. Charles avenue twice a week. It is truly a lovely street to be, especially at 7 in the morning when it is relatively quiet with a few joggers, dog walkers and available parking spaces as far as the eye can [...]
Number of comments: 4 I have told you about our summer of hell do nothing due to my very huge pregnant belly. Well, it seems some of us will do crazy things when we have been trapped in a house, by record heat and waddling, watching nothing but Hannah Montana and Zack and Cody [...]
I haven’t been to a library in about 15 or more years. I am not much of a reader and with children I haven’t really fought for reading time. TV time, yes, reading, eh, not so much. I decided it was time to take the kids to the library, because [...]
It is hard to say that Amber is a difficult child, because 1. I don’t believe that she is and 2. Sam is only 3 years old and hasn’t really proven whether he is difficult or just being a toddler/preschooler. I can say without a doubt that she is the [...]
Number of comments: 3 I am a stay at home mom, which means that whenever I have to go somewhere my kids are often with me. I don’t mind too much. It does get to be too much when I have both of them and they can’t stop wrestling in public, but most of [...]
Number of comments: 1 It seems with each pregnancy it gets more and more interesting. Amber was smooth sailing, except for the scoldings I would get from my doctor for my weight gain. Sam had doctors in other cities worried that I was going to drop at any moment, because you know that women in severe [...]
Number of comments: 1 Yesterday, the event that I had been dreadingall summer finally came and went with much chaos and joy. We survived another dance revue. This was particularly filled with a lot of dread, because we were at a new theater, we missed rehearsal due to our trip to Tennessee, there is [...]
Number of comments: 7 Preparing for number 3, after you have had number one, girl, and number two, boy, is easy. I am not a first time mom chasing my tail wondering what I need, how much I need and do I really need. I am not having a baby in the middle of [...]
Number of comments: 2 Every mother has guilt. It is one of the first things we get when we see those pink little lines. I have done my best to push guilt aside, because it gets you no where, except maybe on a therapist couch or down at the toy store handing over your [...]
Not that anyone was beating down our door, but as you can see Sam has his opinion on being surrounded by cameras. And when I say surround, I mean me with my little misunderstood Sony.Â
And it is true, I do sneak in when the kids are away and play with [...]
Number of comments: 2 A mere 32 weeks ago I made reservations for a nice little cabin in the mountains of Tennessee. Funny, when I made the reservations and calculated that I would be over 7 months pregnant I thought, “Pshaw!”, I am no wimp I can do it. Even when George said that he wouldn’t be [...]
Number of comments: 2 Once a month I go to my OB, she listens to the baby’s heartbeat, measures my stomach, gives me a bit of information and sends me on my merry way. Last week, her bit of information was to inform me that I had to start seeing her every 2 weeks. Her [...]
Number of comments: 1 Friday night, I, finally, got to watch Marley and Me. You know that lovable story about a rotten dog and the family who loved him. Frankly, I didn’t see much wrong with Marley. Seemed like a typical Lab to me. We had a part Lab and that dog ate an [...]
It seemed like there were many opportunities for pictures while we were out and about, but all I ever had with me was the camera on my phone. While the pictures were okay, it was hard to take pictures of unstable subjects, like say, children. I would go for a [...]
Number of comments: 2 We have a couple of traditions that gone on every Saturday around here. Both were demanded created by the 2 smallest people in the house. First is cinnamon rolls, loudly requested by Sam. And, no, not homemade cinnamon rolls, even though I would be happy to oblige. These cinnamon rolls must [...]
Generally, the way it works in our home is I make a decision regarding the children, discuss it with SoHubby, he half listens to me then gets all concerned when he talks to another parent or teacher and questions my judgement. Lately he is concerned because Sam is not in [...]
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When your easy solution to a tent request is rendered limp and your suggestion of
a blanket tent are met with screams, there is no choice but to pull out the Batman tent.
The tent that requires an engineer degree and special Bat tools just to erect.
As you can see Sam is [...]
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I was only able to catch one picture of the Playroom Paparazzi, before…
he noticed and turned on me. It was his shot! IT WAS HIS SHOT!
Just like those Paparazzi. They can take pictures of any helpless celebrity stuff animal,
minding their own business, but try and take their picture…
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It was a normal sunny Sunday morning. We had laid around until the last possible minute before we had to get ready for church.  I had rolled off my comfortable space on the sofa and grabbed Amber on my way to waddle upstairs to start the long tiring process of getting [...]
Number of comments: 1 Since I have entered the cranky phase, I have let it be known more than usual that I am not happy with the children disliking the food I prepare for them. I mean who doesn’t like mashed potatoes and ground beef, no real American that is. It is annoying, to say [...]
Number of comments: 1 What? You thought we were already there? Oh, how naive of you.Â
I will be entering the 27th week of pregnancy this coming Tuesday and as much as I would like to just keep moving forward, the clock is ticking and I am getting crankier by the moment. Everything and everyone [...]
Unless you live under a rock or a compost heap, you know that yesterday was Earth Day. How do I know, since I am usually not up on all the hip that goes around? Well, there were the constant reminders of Twits on Twitter. Some were making fun, encouraging us to buy [...]
I never got push presents nor have I gotten the idea of getting the existing child/children a gift to help the sting of suddenly not being the center of attention. I guess since I was first born on both sides of my family, I am more likely to say, “Suck it [...]
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This is how we keep the kids entertained:
Also, known as playing with your food. [...] 
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Ready to fight crime…
right after this training video. 
