11 things I’m thinking the night before school starts

1. Backpacks, lunchboxes and various sandwich-shaped tupperware have all been located and placed in the appropriate cupboard. 2. School supplies have been parcelled out and loaded up, ready to make the trip to school. It turns out that we forgot to buy folders for Arabella, but I think that’s not… Read More

June 10, 2009

Zoo-riffic!

I just got back from taking my kids to the zoo. This is all I have to say . . . Texas is hot. The end. By Hildie | Filed under Family, Kids, Texas 9 Comments Share

May 6, 2009

No more teacher’s dirty looks

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week at my kids’ elementary school. I think teachers are great and I am ever so thankful that they agreed to do a difficult job for very little pay. I do appreciate them. Very much so. However, Teacher Appreciation Week is too much. Let me just… Read More

March 27, 2009

The pig nose

I spent the day yesterday at the rodeo for Arabella’s second grade field trip. (“Rodeo” is something of a misnomer; it’s simply a fair and sometimes a rodeo is going on too). We got to watch pig racing, which was as great as it sounds. Although the spoiled little boy… Read More

March 21, 2009

Happy anniversary, have a snake!

Oh my gosh, I just realized that today–yes today–is my one year anniversary of blogging! Haven’t my faithful readers, all five of you, learned a lot of silly, unimportant things about me? Mostly that I love sweets and hate doing anything hard, especially the laundry. Or any household chores for… Read More

March 20, 2009

How about baby foreign exchange?

Remember that post a few days ago that showed the mayhem that Ada and Jasper caused? I don’t know what it is with those two, but the urge to destroy runs deep. Since then we have had to endure: –Writing on several walls and a dresser (courtesy of Ada). I… Read More

February 17, 2009

Co-pay? What’s that?

I had to take Jasper to the doctor yesterday. He was rubbing his ear all morning and moaning “ooouuuuch”. It turns out his right ear is so infected that it’s almost hemorraging. I don’t exactly know what that means, but I envision an explsion of goo and pus flying out… Read More

February 13, 2009

Hap Val Day

Technically it’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow. But if you have kids you know the real Valentine’s Day revolves around class parties; thus Valentine’s Day is, for all practical purposes, today. I’ll be making the rounds later on to watch my children get completely strung out on sugar and red dye #12.… Read More

January 6, 2009

M-I-C-K-E-Y

I never really gave much of a recap of my trip to Orlando. Mostly because I didn’t want to mention that I was on vacation lest any thieves be avid readers of my blog and decide to rob me while I was gone. We went to Disneyworld with most of… Read More

December 26, 2008

For our old friends & neighbors

Since I mentioned my blog on the Christmas card, I thought you might stop by. Here are some more recent pictures and info about us. My mom and India spent a lot of time hanging out and talking about books during Boppie’s visit last month. India hasn’t been loving middle… Read More

December 2, 2008

They’re related, they just don’t look alike

Arianne and her family went home yesterday and my kids are already missing their cousins. There was a lot of chaos while they were here, but it was so sweet to see them together. Daphne and Adelaide Beck and Jasper By Hildie | Filed under Kids 6 Comments Share