7-Minute Mom

Dear Ann Landers: 11.15.10

Dear Ann Landers: Picky, Picky. I was putting a roast in the crockpot this morning and my 6 year-old ran into the kitchen and said, “I can’t eat that now.” Then the conversation really went downhill: (Me) Why can’t you eat it? (Him) Because I haven’t even had lunch yet. (Me) Well, it’s for dinner. [...]

Dear Ann Landers: 11.14.10

Dear Ann Landers: I think I you need to pray for my soul. When explaining the elements of weather I might have told my 6 year-old that they are a result of God’s different bodily functions (burp=wind, etc). It really upset my daugher. She screamed at me the other day that, “God created nature, Mom. [...]

Dear Ann Landers: 05-07-10

Dear Ann Landers: I was telling my 6-year old last night about how my office is gathering hair to send to the Gulf because there is a new technology that uses hair to soak up oil. Not 30 minutes later, I was shaving my legs in the tub and he came into chat and then [...]

Dear Ann Landers: 05-05-2010

Dear Ann Landers: SOMEONE might have told my 6-year old that when you call someone on Skype, the other person can smell things on their end. So, tonight he proceeded to pull down his shorts…and you can imagine the rest. Luckily, it was “almost a relative” on the other end (and we got it stopped [...]

O, Where Did I Go?

Dear O Should Know Fans – Yes, I’m sure you have noticed that I’ve been an absentee blogger—something I had no intention of doing. On March 26, I underwent back surgery and for some reason thought this would mean I’d be an “extra good” blogger. The optimist I am, I just knew the recovery time [...]

Dear Ann Landers: 05-0-10

Dear Ann Landers (& note to self): I am excited to see my 6 year-old so passionate about hockey, but I don’t think letting him sit so close to the ice at a hockey game is a good idea. Since the Friday night Steelheads game, he’s been mumbling over and over, “Hey, goalie. . .you [...]

Dear Ann Landers: 04-28-10

Dear Ann Landers: My 6-year old came and informed me that one of his little frogs died (appropriately named Mommy & Christian). I asked him how he knew the frog was dead and he went and flopped himself belly-up on the couch and said, “This is what he looked like mom. OBVIOUSLY he was dead.” [...]

Dear Ann Landers, 4-19-10

Dear Ann: I got in the tub tonight for a nice relaxing bath and felt well enough to break out the razor-something my legs and underarms have not seen since this back deal started. Just when I was so proud of myself, my 6-yr old saunters in (as I was getting to my underarms) and [...]

Dear Ann Landers, 04-08-10

Dear Ann Landers: My husband has been a God-send through this little “invalid period” I’m going through. I’m not going to say one thing to him about how maybe french fries don’t go with every meal, even if the kids say so and insist they are a healthy vegetable. Scrambled eggs and french fries…cereal and [...]

Dear Ann Landers, 3-23-10

Dear Ann Landers: In fun, I asked my son why he had so many cool freckles on his face. “In fun,” he then asked my what those two big, red freckles are on my nose. “In fun,” I ran to the bathroom and attempted to pop those two big, red freckles. No more fun. Hmmmmm.