It was just the other day, during a phone conversation with my 90 year old grandmother, when she asked, “Who are you?”….. Go find out who I really am over at Ignitum Today Read more

Helping LarryD take over the internet one meme at a time! I know, I know…it’s Wednesday.  It’s been a busy week of potty training.  Have I told you how bad I am at potty training the kids?  I have?  Good. 1. #6 will be 3 at the end of the month and is still in diapers.  It’s not that he isn’t capable, I just haven’t wanted to mes with potty training him.  It’s a huge undertaking which requires us to... Read more

I’ve written before about #3; about his sensory issues, his vision problems, and his memory issues. He struggles to be normal in a world which moves at a dizzying speed. He works so hard to catch up, and often never makes it. He’s been going to Mass every Sunday morning (except for the rare illness) for all of his 11 years. He can’t remember the responses.  If it were another child, we would tell him to follow along in the... Read more

Yesterday I wrote about how overwhelming the volume of “boycotts” is to me and how I don’t think it’s effective at deterring businesses from supporting liberal causes such as gay marriage and abortion.  I was chastised in the comments for not doing the research, toughing it out, or being willing to sacrifice for the cause.  I’m pretty sure there was an implication of laziness in there too, which I might or might not agree with. So, boycotter people, tell me... Read more

I’ve had enough.  Will someone tell the religious right and the Conservative caucuses?  I agree with 99% of what they say they believe (I don’t actually know what percentage I agree with, but it’s certainly most of it), but I can’t take the boycotts any more. I just can’t do it. It stated innocently enough 10 years back or so when the owner of Hormel foods made some anti-Catholic remarks and even funded an anti-Catholic group. I’ve never been a... Read more

It’s the 4th of July and I have a houseful of teenagers.  My eldest daughter’s friends are here until tomorrow morning, on their way home from summertime activities. It’s fun to be the house in the middle, the halfway point.  It means that we have had more company in the past year than in the previous 15 years of our married lives combined! I know lots of people complain about teenagers, but I like them.  They are full of energy... Read more

#3’s ADHD and sensory issues combined this past week in a spectacular meltdown.  The noise and commotion of 6 siblings, an out of town house guest, and scores of shrieking friends in the playroom triggered a reaction we haven’t seen in some time.  He lashed out at the people he loves, calling them nasty names and locking himself away in his bedroom. I ached for him. As he curled up next to me on my bed later, he said that... Read more

You win the Mom Card Giveaway!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations!  Send me an email at shovedtothem (at) yahoo (dot) com with your name, email address, and adress so that I can send it on to PrintRunner! Read more

Helping LarryD take over the internet one meme at a time! 1. We went swimming at the home of some friends from church this afternoon.  They have 9 children, we still have just the seven.  When my 2 year old wanted to swim, the teenage girls let him jump off the side of the pool int their arms (repeatedly…really…a lot).  The girls never complained, and somehow managed to keep talking/goofing off the entire time he was with them in the... Read more

If you’ve been reading this blog for any time at all, you know that I love a Mom Card!!!!!  LOVE THEM! It’s a business card for moms.  You put your name and contact info, plus the names of your kids, and voila! Mom Card!  I use them all the time.  They’re perfect for when you meet new moms and want to get together again.  I put them in my kids’ pockets at the zoo in case someone gets lost. (I... Read more