DAY 18 – Oh. No. He. Didn’t!

This post is for my hubby. A thank you. I hadn’t clued him in to this blog right away. I knew his reaction. In my head, it went something like this. [Me: Hey, honey, I’ve started writing a blog.] [Him: What?] Usually, he’s multi-tasking, so half listening the first time around. [Me: A blog. I’m […]

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DAY 17 – Kids Can Discipline Themselves (No, really!)

I experienced the power of silence today. I’d been on a business trip, so I left the office to pick up my son a bit early. I had missed him. He had just gone outside to shoot baskets and by the look on his face, was not happy to see me arrive early. In fact, […]

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DAY 9 – Knew This Day Would Come

Darn it. Darn it. Darn it. Darn it. I made it a little over a week. That’s good, right? (If I had big, brown, puppy-dog eyes, I’d be looking at you imploringly right now. Is it working?) I can explain my demise with one simple word: shopping. May help if I had “clothes” at the […]

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DAY 8 – The Germans Made Me This Way

Have you ever had your child roll over in their sleep and conk you on the bridge of your nose, or elbowed you in the eye socket? My 2-year old caught the corner of my eyebrow tonight with his head. Ouch! [Me: Why is your head so hard?] [Him: Because God gave me a hard […]

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DAY 4 – Toilet Paper Does Not Count

Today was a true test. It was the first day I was with the kids for longer than 6 hours. On Day 1, I shamelessly asked for kudos for my success from my 8-year old, who gave me a reality check. It went lovingly like this. [Me: Hey, how did I do on Day 1 […]

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