Sharing our household’s experience with the Coronavirus. We were among the fortunate, mild cases. It all started when hubby woke under the weather general malaise-wise, and called out to work. He did the acetaminophen and ibuprofen regimen I learned as an Army medic and after 2 days felt well enough to go back to work.Continue reading “Our Covid-19 Experience”
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Wishing My Childhood for My Kids – Nostalgia
There is a sense of the 1980’s in my trailer park. No sidewalks, kneepads, or helmets, and plenty of kids running around with no obvious supervision. Yes, my trailer park fits some of the negative stereotypes you may immediately think of, but I’ll defend it every time because it’s a hellofa lot better than theContinue reading “Wishing My Childhood for My Kids – Nostalgia”
The Evil Genius of Children’s Programming
So I started a post with one show in mind and realized that I could crank out a whole series of blogs about what my Deedee watches basically forever since what I let her watch and what she wants to watch evolves over time. Whether that series happens or not, I’m definitely capable of lump-summingContinue reading “The Evil Genius of Children’s Programming”
Baby #2 Due This Fall
Oops, I never announced my pregnancy! In my first few posts I know I mentioned trying to conceive, then recently I just casually mentioned I was pregnant, so here’s that story. Ok, well, everyone reading this knows how babies are made sooo not that part… My Deedee (my actual nick name for her, I thinkContinue reading “Baby #2 Due This Fall”
Play It Again, Mom – We’re in That Phase Now
So I’ve been indoctrinating my almost 3-year old with my favorite cartoons a while now and I’ve experienced a wide variety of feelings throughout the process. Disappointment when she’s not interested, irrational pride as though I wrote the movie when she loves one, very real pride when she empathizes with the characters, and a fewContinue reading “Play It Again, Mom – We’re in That Phase Now”
I Miss Having a Dishwasher
But Almost Don’t… I didn’t have a dishwasher growing up. According to my dad we actually had 2: me and my sister. Ha ha haaa… Like many technology related goods and services, this tail-end Gen-Xer or first of the Millennials (I was born in 1980, so depending on the source defining it, I could belongContinue reading “I Miss Having a Dishwasher”
Reflecting on a Foundational Lesson from my Dad
Aren’t memories funny? Sometimes, vivid memories get preserved into little snapshots of time, and serve as a reference point to compare new situations or lessons to which only strengthen that foundational memory. Context of why that moment happened and what followed the moment may be lost. Significance of the moment may be small and quiteContinue reading “Reflecting on a Foundational Lesson from my Dad”
My Toddler TV
I admit to letting my toddler watch TV. To the parents (like my sister) that manage to shield their little ones, I am awestruck and have a deep respect for them. I don’t know how they pull it off. In online college, I have to be able to devote real brain power to my studiesContinue reading “My Toddler TV”
My stay at home mom life doesn’t match the the ideal.
There are a bajillion mommy blogs out there, all full of well meaning advice and anecdotes, but what most of them have in common is they mainly present the ideal, then offer the trials, oopsies, and more controversial stances as little side offerings to the “nobody’s perfect” creed. But common, nobody is perfect, we’re allContinue reading “My stay at home mom life doesn’t match the the ideal.”
Random SAHM Thoughts 