Monthly Archive: March 2009

The title pretty much sums up my weekend. A three day weekend. Saturday afternoon I went down to my mother’s house, sans children, to discuss the Relay for Life that we’re organizing in Maynard. Why am I organizing a RLF in a town that’s 45 minutes away? That’s a whole other story for another time… …

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Seriously – they’re freaking awesome. I adore them. I get up bright and early, ship Jess and Marc out the door – and then… I have six hours or so of just glorious nothingness. Sam and I hang out – we talk, we eat, we read, we nap, we watch West Wing Marathons – it’s …

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Jess lost her two front teeth yesterday – and my goodness – she’s so gorgeous! She looks completely different, it changes the shape of her mouth and she’s got the cutest little lisp going – I love it. Marigold the tooth fairy came again last night (yes, my daughter has her own personal tooth fairy …

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I have a very stubborn son. In my head, he’s mild mannered and laid back, I think, only because I have have two of them, and Jessie is so much more emotionally intense and dramatic. But Sam – he’s no slouch in the strong personality department. And when there’s something he doesn’t want to do, …

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All is delightful in my world (well, it is after two cups of coffee and a couple of motrin). Jessica danced off to school horribly mismatched – but she had gotten up before I did and dressed herself and was so proud that I just smiled and told her she looked great. Sam has built …

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Sometimes, just for my misery, I think of the computer as Marc’s extramarital companion. She (the computer) takes away time and attention from the kids and I, demanding devotion – making him WANT to spend time with her instead of us. I fight for him – I do, I nag, I beg, I plead, but …

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