There was an Old Woman...
July 1st 2009 01:00
Do you know the old woman who lived in a shoe? The one who whipped her children soundly and sent them to bed after a dinner of broth and no bread? Some days, that is exactly the way that I feel.
I've been writing this blog for a few weeks and I think I should introduce everyone in my little band of hostages to fate.
First is Tallulah, my 16 year old daughter. She likes playing the flute, dancing and her cell phone. I call her Tallulah because she has a flair for the dramatic and reminds me of the actress Tallulah Bankhead. She's a good girl but she is every bit a teenager. Read into that what you will.
Next is Gertrude, who is 13. She is artsy, wants to be a cartoonist and is my main competition for the computer. She spends gobs of time on youtube.
Once in a while you will hear me refer to Frick and Frack. These are my sister's children who are 5 and 7. Frick is a little boy with a big brain. Sometimes we call him Monk, after the series on USA network. Frack is also known to me as "Crazy monkey girl" she is silly and giggly as a 5 year old should be.
My sister, who is uber working mom has an infant daughter, Bella. She is a sweet and adorable 9 month old.
I use my sister's adventures as inspiration. She works outside the home, which presents different challenges. I worked for nine months after Tallulah was born and have been able to stay at home since.
There is also my mother, the Grandmama, who is best friend and wise counselor to us both.
Between us we have five children, two cats, five dogs and not enough time in a day.
And yes, we are both married, but Clueless Dad is another day's post.
I've been writing this blog for a few weeks and I think I should introduce everyone in my little band of hostages to fate.
First is Tallulah, my 16 year old daughter. She likes playing the flute, dancing and her cell phone. I call her Tallulah because she has a flair for the dramatic and reminds me of the actress Tallulah Bankhead. She's a good girl but she is every bit a teenager. Read into that what you will.
Next is Gertrude, who is 13. She is artsy, wants to be a cartoonist and is my main competition for the computer. She spends gobs of time on youtube.
Once in a while you will hear me refer to Frick and Frack. These are my sister's children who are 5 and 7. Frick is a little boy with a big brain. Sometimes we call him Monk, after the series on USA network. Frack is also known to me as "Crazy monkey girl" she is silly and giggly as a 5 year old should be.
My sister, who is uber working mom has an infant daughter, Bella. She is a sweet and adorable 9 month old.
I use my sister's adventures as inspiration. She works outside the home, which presents different challenges. I worked for nine months after Tallulah was born and have been able to stay at home since.
There is also my mother, the Grandmama, who is best friend and wise counselor to us both.
Between us we have five children, two cats, five dogs and not enough time in a day.
And yes, we are both married, but Clueless Dad is another day's post.
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