Category Archives: Stuff that ticks me off

Death and all his friends

Posted on Monday March 18, 2013 by Chris

“Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this son of York; And all the clouds that low’r’d upon our house In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.” ~ Richard III They say March comes in … Continue reading →

Posted in Me, My family, Stuff that ticks me off, Uncategorized, Woe is me | Tagged Cancer, change, Degeneration, Depression, Fibroid Tumor, Health, Life, Medicine, Moving, Pain, Richard III, Strange ailments, Stress, Surgery, Winter of discontent | 7 Comments

Brothers & sisters

Posted on Monday July 23, 2012 by Chris

Most of the time, Emma and Gerrit are the best of buds. They laugh together, play together, snuggle together. For being siblings, they really don’t fight that often. But lately, I’ve seen the beginnings of what I assume to be the … Continue reading →

Posted in Me, My family, Stuff that ticks me off, The kids, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged Best Friends, Brothers, Fighting, Journal, Kids, Lesson learned, Lonely, Parenting, Sibling, Sisters, Writing | 4 Comments

Bad things aka “Why I was sitting on my couch with a shotgun, which is something I never do. Ever.”

Posted on Wednesday June 27, 2012 by Chris

Tonight, I sat down to a glass of wine after a long day of fun in the sun with 3 exhausted kids and a husband MIA from work. After walking in the door to a message from the bank saying my debit … Continue reading →

Posted in Becoming, Dan & Chris, Dog tales, Funny stuff, Me, My family, Other Peeps, Stuff that ticks me off, The kids, Uncategorized, Woe is me | Tagged Facebook, Fear, Garmin, Guard Dogs, Gun, Gunman, Mom protecting kids, Neighborhood, Police, Protection, Scary events, Shotgun, Variety the spice of life | 2 Comments

House of the rising son

Posted on Sunday May 20, 2012 by Chris

Today was one of those character building days. And by ‘character building’, I mean one of those parenting days when you wonder why you speak. Have you had one yourself? It’s that day when no matter how calmly or plainly … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny stuff, Me, My family, Random Ramblings, Stuff that ticks me off, The kids, Uncategorized | Tagged Being Ignored, Character Building, conversation, Family, Humor, Humour, Kids, Laughter, Lessons, Parentin | 1 Comment

If I was the devil

Posted on Tuesday March 20, 2012 by Chris

I have a confession to make and it may just change the way you think about me as a mother. If you choose to keep reading, you’re accepting this risk and vow to not judge me. Can you do that?

Posted in Me, Other Peeps, School, Stuff that ticks me off, The kids, Uncategorized | Tagged Children, Crafting, crafts, Humor, Kids, Parenting, School projects, Stay at home mom, Vocabulary Hat | 8 Comments

How soon is now?

Posted on Tuesday January 31, 2012 by Chris

The blessing about already having made a decision is that you don’t need to make it again. Yesterday… that was my saving grace. Since I’d already committed on Saturday that I would be running today, I could change the question of will I to when … Continue reading →