Travelingjenny

Navigating the hilly terrain of motherhood

Category: craziness

  • One of the great things about summer vacation is that you have time to do things that you normally don't even think of doing… like dressing up your guinea pig (and taking her to Starbucks)!

  • Yesterday, after getting their hair cut at the real salon, the girls came home and created their own hair salon. It was called "Grace's Beauty, an award-winning place." Tess was the first customer, and after spending some time reading a "magazine" (toy catalog) with foil in her hair, she emerged with blue hair (it was…

  • Today Tess said, "Mommy, why don't we have grass at our house?" Here's hoping that the grass is visible again SOON.

  • We really know how to party on a Friday night. Also, I am surrounded by crazy people (please help).

  • Oh, dear me. These two are hilarious with their dressing up (legwarmers?!) and performing. This particular show involved one sister lying on the floor while the other sister ran around her in circles. Many, many circles. And then there was much laughter and many bows. And then more running in circles. You get the picture…

  • We had a really, really fun New Year's Eve over at a friend's house. The kids did an obstacle course in the snow, and we built a very nice snowman (only in Maine do the snowmen have seashell buttons!). Next we had a snowball-throwing contest, complete with a chalkboard target (genius!). Of course, we also…

  • Nice, most definitely. And pretty stinkin' cute, too.

  • Made eggs and toast for breakfast for the girls and Adam Played blocks with Tess Made myself a latte Played puppies with Tess Thought longingly about another latte Played babies with Tess Took a shower (while talking to Tess) Walked down the driveway with Tess Finally convinced Tess to get dressed (it was 3:00 pm)…

  • If you've been to my house lately, say in the past three years, you may have noticed a few million pieces of child artwork scattered around. Our fridge is plastered with drawings and hand-painted magnets. There are piles of artwork in the loft, the guest room, the master bedroom, and even on the poor little…

  • With all of the summer fun and craziness that's been going on, I seem to have neglected the garden a bit. I was aware that there were many, many weeds, but I was not aware that there were actual vegetables that were ready to be harvested. Imagine my surprise today when I found not one,…