Archive for September, 2008

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Silence equals stress

Each and every time I go silent on this blog, it’s due to stress.  I find that when I am overwhel­med up to my eye­balls, I tend to walk around all day long making up witty posts in my head.  Howe­ver, by the time my kids are in bed, I’m to exhaus­ted and overwhel­med to […]

3 Comments » - Posted in BC, Stress by Nette @ Smiling Mom

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Separation Anxiety

Tonight was the first night in many that I put my son to bed without an all out Super­nanny ins­pi­red hys­te­ri­cal melt­down.
I like to pat my own back, toot my own horn, if you will, on occa­sion.  I gene­rally think I’m gif­ted in the mothe­ring cate­gory.  I got skills!  Or so I tell myself.
But just […]

3 Comments » - Posted in BC, Motherhood, Stop acting your age!, Stress by Nette @ Smiling Mom

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Sexy is as sexy does.

Ima­gine my sur­prise today when my dar­ling four year old son says to my impres­sio­na­ble two year old daugh­ter, “See that eClaire?  That’s out­fit is sexy.  It’s SO sexy!”

?????? Um, ok.…
I actually disa­gree!!    I believe this is sexy.  Oh and so is this.  And oddly, this as well…
But my first link is sexy enough to […]

4 Comments » - Posted in BC Said What??, Family Life, Hubby Love by Nette @ Smiling Mom

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Diving Back In

Since both of our chil­dren were under a year we’ve have them par­ti­ci­pa­ting in once a week swim les­sons.  A year ago when Hubby hurt his shoul­der, all our swim­ming fun came to an end.
Having kids close together in age has so many pros, but in the case of swim lessons…not so much.  Two swim­ming babies […]

No Comments » - Posted in Beginning and End, Family Life by Nette @ Smiling Mom