From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Tired dork

February 22, 2010

Sleep deprivation is a bitch. But when I’ve had a bad night, or two, or twenty I only have to look at one of the many mothers (and oh, there are so many right now, it must have been rutting season last May in this part of the country) at the school-gate carrying a newborn [...]

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Remission

February 19, 2010

We got lab results back today and my boy is officially in (medicated) remission! (If it seems like you have read this before, the last one didn’t last.) His blood results are looking fab. His albumin is still a bit low (although higher than it has ever been) and his cholesterol is still too high [...]

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On being more patient

February 17, 2010

Luckily, Lent – and therefore my efforts to give up being impatient – begins on Ash Wednesday because yesterday was Trying. That is the most patient word I can think of to describe it. First, number three son -  already a tricky boy and already the difficult age of four – was poorly with ongoing [...]

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What to give up for Lent

February 16, 2010

After much deliberation, I have decided: I am giving up impatience for Lent. NO LAUGHING AT THE BACK. (I’ll let you know how I get on!) Photo: me

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Blog confessions

February 4, 2010

Adrenalynn recently posted some confessions and I was inspired to do the same because I like to share. So here are my top five confessions: Confession Number 1 I tell my children I cannot come out and play with them in the garden because I am busy doing chores. In reality I am on Facebook, [...]

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Counseling

February 1, 2010

On Friday we went for family counselling. I could stop there and leave that loaded sentence to show how crappy things have really become round here. But there’s a reason I blog anonymously and it’s so I can share with you the, err, let’s call it grittier shall we, side of life. Basically, I’m everything [...]

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