Summer isn’t officially ending, but it’s ending for me. School starts Monday and gone is my partner in shenanigans and laughter, Peanut. He’s off to eighth grade. Time has flown. When I first started Mommyality, he was eight. Now that he’s 13, I have to be more careful about what I write and generally seek his approval […]
School’s Out: Routines, Head Butting and Tweens
July 10, 2012 by 1 Comment
School is out and with it, I’m feeling a little out of sorts. You see, I have a good routine and spend a great deal of quality time with Peanut. Unfortunately, his idea of quality time this summer is trying my patience and getting on my last nerve. Believe me, it has to be the […]
Tweens, Cell Phones and Drama
April 29, 2012 by 5 Comments
Do you ever have those days when you look at someone and say “shoot me, now”. I’m having that day. Tween cell phone drama will never cease to amaze me. Peanut got his first mobile phone last summer when he turned 11. Mainly because our mobile carrier was getting rid of unlimited data plans and […]
Stroking his ‘Stache and Girls
March 22, 2012 by 1 Comment
My angel, the little love of my life, is growing facial hair. Oh, it’s just above his upper lip, but he sits to talk with me, mustering all the wisdom an 11 year old can, and strokes his mustache. Not a full mustache, just one that is more like light brown peach fuzz. However, it’s […]
Teacher Work Days + My Keurig = Genius
January 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
School is out for a four day weekend while semesters are changed and the kids classes are setup. Quelle horreur for the parent of an 11 year old boy who thinks he can go from sixth grade to world ruler without brushing his teeth regularly. Instead of trying to figure out what we could do together, […]
Thoughts on Mommyality
January 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
It’s been a long time since I’ve written on Mommyality. In fact, I was worried I didn’t have anything left to offer. Peanut is now 11 and with his growing older, it means times are changing. I’ll be an empty nester in a little over six years when he goes off to college. That’s a tough pill […]
Peanut discusses the Opera with Jennifer Black
January 24, 2011 by 2 Comments
I am a big Opera fan and have been trying to expose Peanut to bits and pieces along the way to expand his comfort level to where he will be happy watching a full length performance. Since I happily volunteer my time to promote Opera Carolina in the blogosphere, I jumped at the chance to […]
The Shedder
January 19, 2011 by 1 Comment
The Shedder comes to stay. Peanut is “The Shedder”. The first thing he does when he comes home from school is walk in the door and things start dropping. Bookbag, lunchbox, shoes, coat, whatever he can shed, he just does it. I have set the house up in a myriad of ways at the front door and […]
Summertime Blues Already?
June 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Summer is here, a week early if my thermometer is any indication. Mine really started last week when school let out.Since I started working again, running my various blogs and social media ventures, I keep myself busy. Also, my time management skills suck. I blame it on my very well known ADD. Now I am […]
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