Grace had this brilliant idea that I take a picture of her every morning before she goes to school. Jack had this brilliant idea that he should appear in every picture, looking absolutely demented, because he’s the third child and is, by nature of his birth order, unloved. Grace strongly believes that the cyberverse is interested [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Jack’
September 7, 2010
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“Get Me Right Out Of This Godforsaken Town” Is, Not Surprisingly, A Meatloaf Lyric
By Wendie in UncategorizedThe dress is ready as are the white socks with the frilly edges that she insisted on. The two-tone Mary Jane shoes are shiny and the ladybug backpack is packed. Tomorrow Grace will step out of our house and into her new life as a school student. Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote a [...]
Tags: Cory, Grace, Jack, kindergarten, oreos, school, skinny jeans
September 3, 2010
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A Picture Is Worth 1628 Words. Now, Good Night!
By Wendie in UncategorizedI don’t know why I bother writing. I should just post the pictures that my trusty iPhone captures, because they remove any impetus that could possibly exist for me to actually tell a story. As a matter of fact, I think that’s what I’m going to do from now on. Just post a pic, roll [...]
Tags: bread, cancer, Celiac, Cory, gluten, Grace, ipad, Jack, pillow pets, school, scusset beach
August 25, 2010
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It’s The Stuff That La Prairie Eye Cream Was Made For
By Wendie in UncategorizedFriday, I woke up to one of those sentences that no parent should ever wake up to. No, not “We’ve decided we all want to be homeschooled by you and we’ve picked out a conservative, Bible-based curriculum that has piqued our interest.” Or “We’d like to spend our summer interning for the Young Republicans.” Or [...]
Tags: Jack, pill, poison control
August 4, 2010
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I’ve Been A Little Cranky
By Wendie in UncategorizedOver the past couple years of writing about my life and my kids here on the Internet, many people have thanked me for all that I don’t share here at Mommytopia. Shocking, yes. I am capable of restraint. I’m happy to tell you how I was once at a place where I wanted to take myself [...]
Tags: anemia, children, cranky, discipline, hysterectomy, Jack
