Posted in mommying on Nov 5th, 2011
I haven’t been feeling very good about my parenting recently. My focus has been on all the failures I make as a mother and I’ve been wallowing in my shortcomings. So to combat the spiraling vortex of motherhood doldrums, I am posting three small successes that make me feel like I am doing something–anything!–right. My [...]
Posted in day to day, mommying on Sep 23rd, 2011
Recently, my friend Emily was talking about her two sons. They are similarly aged to my two boys: her older is in 2nd grade, and the younger just turned four. Her words about loving them so resonated with me that I asked if I could quote her here. Noah’s my good natured, happy go lucky [...]
Posted in day to day, mommying on Aug 31st, 2011
It’s the final week before public school starts up here, and the first week where I have all three kids to myself. No camps, no vacation, no daddy, no back-up. Just me. And my three darlings. Together. Alone. In anticipation of this week, I’ve made it a point to line up playdates and activities to [...]
My daughter Cupcake will be starting Kindergarten in just a few short weeks. She is ready. Really ready. Like, chomping at the bit, raring to go. I am ready too. I’ve already sent one child to Kindergarten, and I know the ropes. I have complete confidence in the school and the kindergarten team there. I [...]
Posted in day to day, mommying on Aug 3rd, 2011
At the Asian grocery store today, I was attempting to buy kim chi to go with our dinner tonight. I don’t normally buy kim chi on my own…for the infrequent times I do make the purchase, my mom is usually with me. Alas, she is half a world away and we are not due to [...]
Posted in mommying on Jun 2nd, 2011
While out and about running errands today, I made a quick trip to the restroom. The bathroom I ended up in was cushier than most. The toilet flushed when I stood up. At the sink, a gentle flow of water turned on when hands were waved under the faucet. The soap dispenser doled out the [...]
Posted in mommying on May 9th, 2011
About a year ago, I blogged about how my son Bito flat-out refused to get up on stage for his kindergarten class musical. I lamented that his unwillingness to get up on stage disappointed me as I’d been looking forward to enjoying my child’s performances. Well, I have an update on that situation: last Friday evening, [...]
Posted in day to day, mommying on May 3rd, 2011
Crossposted from MyBlogalicious! This past Saturday, the DC area bore the brunt of torrential rainstorms. Sheets of rain poured down, causing power outages, dangerous flash flooding, and felled tree limbs throughout the area. Lovely cascades flowed out of gutters, and yard became small ponds! In my neighborhood of pitted roads and uneven sidewalks, puddles of epic [...]
Posted in day to day, mommying on Feb 5th, 2011
My social schedule is being determined by my children and the many birthday parties they’re invited to these days. Seriously! And with three children, we’ve had several Saturdays on which we are dashing to multiple parties…like today. We are riding the birthday party train and can’t seem to disembark. As much as birthday parties are [...]
Posted in mommying on Jan 3rd, 2011
The Husband, the kids, and I met up with my sister at a local Silver Diner for lunch over the winter break. The place was packed and my sister was late, so we were waiting in their front foyer area for about 15 minutes. A party of two older ladies behind us got seated before [...]
Posted in mommying on Dec 15th, 2010
I was thinking the other day about Santa Claus and something I’d written last year about having to tell my kids the truth about him some day. I decided I was at peace with advancing the myth that a man in a red suit puts presents under the tree. The delight of The Crew as [...]
Posted in day to day, mommying on Jul 2nd, 2010
Last night, I was at a nearby international grocery store getting some late night shopping done (i.e. sans kids). I turned into an empty aisle and came across a youngster in a half filled cart. Like, an under two year old boy, all alone. He was sitting in the cargo area of the cart, leaning [...]
Posted in mommying on Jun 27th, 2010
My mother is coming to visit. This makes us happy, as a whole. The kids are very excited to know their Halmoni is coming, and have been arguing about whose room Halmoni will occupy while here. Me, on the other hand, I’ve been slaving away trying to get my house in order. I must stop [...]
Posted in mommying on Jun 8th, 2010
Today’s guest post was written by my dear friend Heather. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I shook my head as I wrote the check and winced. $30 for graduation from preschool, for a cap and gown? And they want me to buy portraits? Really? I grumbled about how rampant commercialism has become since I was in school; back in [...]
Posted in mommying on Jun 7th, 2010
This past Friday evening, I told The Husband that I wanted to take the kids strawberry picking over the weekend. A bit of quick Googling led us to a website that lists all the Pick Your Own farms around us. We chose one that is reasonably close, and made plans to go early the next [...]
“Mommy, someone was being mean to me today,” Cupcake announced as we were driving home one day recently. I had had a weekday function at our church, and Cupcake had been in the childcare setting they provided. “Oh? What happened? Who was it?” I inquired casually. “Um, I don’t know her name. She and another [...]
Posted in day to day, mommying on Jan 26th, 2010
I admit it: by the time The Husband gets home from work, I am Done with being Mommy. Done with questions that mostly involve the word Why. Done with requests for 337 snacks. Done with distracting, re-directing, diverting, etc. Done with Dora, Barbie, Tinker Toys, Legos, Curious George and every other single toy game book [...]
Posted in mommying on Dec 24th, 2009
I just had a horrible sinking feeling in my stomach. What am I going to do once The Crew discovers there is no man in a red suit who delivers presents on Christmas? I mean, I’m all about advancing the Santa myth. Heck, I believe in Santa Claus (though not necessarily in the traditional sense). [...]
Posted in day to day, mommying on Dec 23rd, 2009
The beautiful Snow-pocalypse the East Coast endured gave me a something I didn’t anticipate: the gift of time. You see, all that snow made the roads messy. The main artery in our neighborhood still hadn’t been plowed as of yesterday morning. Even the big-main roads, although passable, weren’t looking too pretty. Say what you will about [...]
Posted in mommying on Dec 18th, 2009
My beloved dog passed away last weekend. J-dog was more than just a dog–she was my loyal, constant companion. Her purpose in life was to be as close to me as possible…but she could temporarily appeased by bright patches of sunshine to sleep in, long walks, car rides with her head out the window, [...]
