I Must have Done Something Good

School started yesterday. My oldest started her last year of middle school (Ack! I'm not old enough to have a kid in high school!) and my baby started his last year of elementary school. I was missing the babies, so I helped out with the kindergarten lunch at Junior's school. Aaah, such joy to be needed for little things like opening milk cartons! I stopped by Junior's table on my way out. I try to be respectful of my kids' personal space, I know they're getting older and its their job to learn to be their own people. I asked for permission to give him a kiss. Not only did he grant his permission, he told me that he wouldn't be too old for that kind of stuff until he was 18! Wooohooo! Score one for mama! When he came home from school he said he had to write about what he would do if he were a millionare. When I asked him what he would do with all that money he said "pay off all your debts." Isn't he sweet? Being a mom is a bittersweet job; training your kids to leave you. They bring me so much joy, its worth the pain.

The Joy of Organizing

Have you ever noticed that when you try to organize, it only makes things worse? With T-Minus 1 week to school starting I was feeling the pressure to get something done. So I decided to take the bins out of our storage room and inventory them. I would know where things were! What a brilliant idea! An hour later I'm thinking what the what? How crazy do I have to be to think this was I good idea? I have stuff strewn all over the living room. I'm dangerous when I clean.

If Mama Ain't Happy...

I had this crazy notion that this was going to be the summer I was finally gonna get my stuff together. I was gonna lose twenty pounds, finally get organized and have my home and family running on a schedule that would put Martha Stewart to shame. Summer ends in two weeks and I have done NONE of that stuff! And people, I am in a Panic. I'm an emotional girl anyway, but right now I am one big hot mess! In every household that I know of, the mama is the center of the universe. Everything revolves around her. This is true in our house where my panic state is slowly spreading. One of Ben's favorite sayings is "water off a duck's back" which is generally how he deals with my meltdowns. But even he's getting a little case of the crankies. So, I gues its time to have a sit down with myself and tell me to put on my big girl panties!

Meet the Wonders...

We're sort of a nerdy version of "Modern Family." (Let's pretend I look like Goria.) We like science, especially astronomy, history, Harry Potter (Legos + Harry Potter= epic win), Monty Python, Star Wars, technology and gaming. I'm the mama of the bunch. My partner is Ben (he reminds me of Ben from Gizzly Adams, remember that show?) I have two young Wonders, Buffy (think Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Junior (Junior Asparagus from Veggie Tales). These are our tales from the true final frontier- family life.