Y’all. Probably the funniest story I have of my sweet boy happened when he was about five years old. He was just old enough that I was allowing him to run back and forth between our neighbor’s house on his own to play with the neighbor, who was also five. But, here’s the problem. As […]
Prepping for the Zombie Apocalypse
And really, you can never be too prepared for the Zombie Apocalpse, right? My son and nephew have become obsessed with the Zombie Apocalypse. They are eight. But, in terms of nerf guns, they are ready to lock and load. I mean, can you ever have TOO many Nerf guns? We think not. [wp_ad_camp_3] My son has […]
Wedgie butts and robot farts… living with a child with ADHD
I have a child diagnosed with ADHD. Life can be… well, challenging. Let me just walk you through a typical morning in our house. “Bug, go get dressed. Your ride will be here in ten minutes.” This is probably already the 18th time I have told him to get dressed. “Bug, go into your room […]
Total Reset Required
Back when I worked in the military and in law enforcement, we talked about “mission creep.” You’ve got a job to do, and slowly, but surely, people keep adding on to your job until you’re so swamped with ancillary stuff, you can hardly get your real job done. You forget what you’re supposed to be […]
Heard from the Back Seat! #1
TweetEach morning I have the pleasure of driving my children and our neighbors to school. And each morning I have to laugh as I listen to the silliness of 5-8 year old boys! I thought I would start chronicling this crazy talk. This morning, Nayner Bug’s BFF nearly had him in tears because he told […]
