Author Archives: mamallamaof9kids

The dark.  I’ve never quite gotten over my childhood fear Of losing one of my children Of hurting someones feelings Of snakes and spiders, but I put up a good front for the kids. I’m afraid of becoming a young widow Bridges, especially really high ones or those going over large bodies of water (CoranadoContinue reading “Day 8”

   My husband is top of this list chocolate  Reading my children  tomatoes fresh off the vine flowers sunrises and sunsets the sound of rain on the roof family get togethers

Sometimes I miss dating like I did before I was married I am home schooling my kids next year I am addicted to reading blogs I never took my own notes for history, I used my friends notes to quiz them and passed the tests that way I am a tree-hugging granola at heart IContinue reading “Day 10”

Ever had one of those days?  Yeah? Me neither….. oh okay, maybe one or two.  Days where something hits you just wrong, like a telephone call, or a letter, or a text message.  Next thing you know, you want to cry, you are a horrible person, and when is life going to get better?  Then,Continue reading “One of Those Days”

This past year we were blessed to have my husband find a new job.  He is working for a stable company that has not only survived during this difficult economy, but has grown!  So, we are blessed, but his new job has also brought about new learning experiences. You see, he has to do quiteContinue reading “Lessons Being Learned”

I am doing a wellness challenge that my sister-in-law posted about. Along with a physical challenge I need to pick 4 mini challenges. One of them is to write down 10 things you are grateful for. 1. My family. What more can I say. They are there when I need them. I can call themContinue reading “Gratitude List”

So, what do you do in the summer time? My daughter was complaining the other day because I told her that she was still going to be getting up fairly early, she needed to make her bed and pick up her room before coming out for breakfast.  She told me that summer time was whenContinue reading “Summer time”

I had this wonderful post all ready, and I left it overnight so I could proof read it the next day, then my computer crashed.  I decided that maybe I just hadn’t learned my lesson well enough yet.  So, here is what I started: I didn’t have the internet or my computer for a week. Continue reading “Computer Free”

When I was growing up and we would ask my mom what she wanted for Mother’s Day, or her birthday, or Christmas, her answer was always the same “A clean house”. As a child I never could understand why she would keep asking for that, I mean, it felt like we cleaned the house allContinue reading “Mother's Day Musings”