Category Archives: Parenting

Summa Summa Summatime!!

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Orland Park Mom

Today the temperatures are forecasted to reach 85 degrees!  I am excited, even if tomorrow the temps will only reach into the 50’s.  I want to openly thank Mother Nature for blessing us with this day of warmth. 

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Pepper Spray + 8 year old=WTF???

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Orland Park Mom

  This morning I stumbled upon an article in the Associated Press about a young boy who was pepper sprayed at school.  I have to admit that at first I chuckled because my warped mind went directly to the scene in  … Continue reading →

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Did you hear…..?

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Orland Park Mom

One of my all-time favorite quotes is one from the late Robert McCloskey and it goes like this: “I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard … Continue reading →

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Lowdown on the TTT (Text Talk Translation)

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Orland Park Mom

So you happen across your kid’s cell phone and happen to browse through the text messages sent and received.  You think you are all slick until, what the…… It is written in some sort of alien code that you are not … Continue reading →

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One More Thing To Feel Guilty About

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Orland Park Mom

No one tells you this before you become a parent, but one of the instant new bonuses is the intense feeling of guilt.  The first time I realized this was when the nurse at the hospital asked me if I … Continue reading →

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Jealous Much?

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Orland Park Mom

    My daughter came home from school upset one day last week because a little girl was ignoring her.  This girl, who has been her friend since Pre-K, just suddenly decided that she no longer wanted to observe my … Continue reading →

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It Aint Easy Being Mom, Or Is It?

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Orland Park Mom

So I have recently returned home after four days away.  I fully expected to find a house turned upside down, kids still in the same clothes as the ones I left them in and several notes from teachers about missing assignments.  … Continue reading →

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Packing, Pedicures and Panic…Oh My!

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Orland Park Mom

So tomorrow I will embark on one of my very few and far between trips away on my own.  I found my suitcase, still under my bed from the last trip, and fully intended to get things packed and ready … Continue reading →

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Should I Stay or Should I go Now?

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Orland Park Mom

So, come this Fall, all of my children will be in school full-time.  For the first time in oh so many years, my day will be free of children.  Well, at least until 2:30pm.  I have been dreaming of this … Continue reading →

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Pass the F-ing Potatoes

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Orland Park Mom

I have been known to drop the F-bomb pretty frequently among other colorful words in my vocabulary and it has always been a rule in my house that only the adults are allowed to swear.  Lately, however, as my children … Continue reading →

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