Today was Cheyenne's last day of elementary school. Next year it is middle school and all the drama that comes with moving through the tween to teenage years. Where is my prescription for happy pills? I was very proud of Cheyenne today - she has changed so much in her time in the West Fargo [...]
Tag: kids
I’m a super freak!
Cheyenne tells me I am not the cell phone police. Her initial argument forcefully made the point that I was an offender myself right up to a couple of weeks ago. I tried telling her that having seen the light I felt a moral obligation to share it with others...she was not impressed. She told [...]
11 years ago…
11 years ago today I was doing something for the very last time (I think, hope, pray - don't smite me universe)...11 years ago I gave birth to Cheyenne, my April Fool's Day baby, a mere few months before turning forty. It all seemed quite apropos at the time...a baby...on the eve of forty...on April [...]
Child number three in the birth order…
Cory - child number three in the birth order and quickly approaching age 22 - was over and being a smart ass yesterday and I told him if he didn't cut it out I would come over to where he was sitting and smack him. He threatened to throw his water on me. I told [...]
“How many kids should you have?”
Oh my email...it makes me smile. Today WebMD asked, "How many kids should you have?" The article went on to discuss what the perfect number of kids are for different families, but of course long before I read the article I came up with my own series of answers/counter-questions. How much hair do you [...]
The oldest mother…
Cheyenne shared with me a couple of weeks ago that I was the oldest mother in her class. Of course I immediately queried how she knew that. Here is how the conversation went: Me: "How do you know I am the oldest mom?" (Is it time for plastic surgery, a cane, what?) Cheyenne: "I just [...]
Holding on to the moments collected through the days…
Jessica and Dustin are pregnant. Actually, Jessica is the one who is physically pregnant, but when a partner is pregnant so too are you. It is a lovely thing for them - their first time. There is something so promising and hopeful about pregnancy. I am happy for them and excited about the changes they [...]
THE NEW FORTY 