So, the Neglectful Mother period has come to an end. I’m now back at home with no plans to go anywhere for quite awhile. The kids are happy! (I think?) I ended the party phase with a bang, though, drinking mojitos with a bunch of cool bloggy mamas! Friday night, I dragged my poor sister [...]
8 a.m.
Things Completed Today
Grouchy, sleepy kids awakened and dressed
Stripped bed of peepee sheets (I swear, every other day, somebody pees in their bed. I know the odds go up for us, since we have four little kids, but for fuck’s sake, man! Can I catch a break [...]
And so ends The Mother of All Garage Sale Weekends. I can’t bitch too much about it, since I didn’t really do ANYTHING for the garage sale beyond keeping the children in the house and occasionally refilling Paul’s glass of iced tea while he sat out in the hot sun, trying to talk people into [...]
Oh, goodness, I can’t even begin to tell you how happy I am that it’s Friday, and we’ve completed a whole week of school/getting up at the buttass crack ‘o dawn. Even with our best efforts, the kids never fell asleep before 9 this week, and we never got in bed until after 11. That [...]
Hey Denver Peeps! Looking for something fun to do with your kids this weekend? Head over to the Denver Botanic Gardens on Sunday, August 3rd for the GROWING SEEDS OF CHANGE - FAMILY FUN DAY. The event is sponsored by The Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Educational Fund and runs from 11 a.m. to 5 [...]
Laura, also known as LaLaGirl, is the mother of a teenager and two young sets of twins. She's happily married to an enginerd named Paul, loves living in Colorado, and writes almost daily about married life, raising multiples, and parenting a child with autism. In addition to playing Barbies and pretending to eat plastic food all day, Laura spends most of her time folding clean laundry, obsessing about the amount of sugar her kids eat, and vacuuming up Polly Pocket accessories. She's obsessed with Yo Gabba Gabba, red wine, and Family Guy. She also regularly contributes to How Do You Do It? and authors the following blogs:

