Spinning Yellowtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-12602202011-05-02T14:16:11-04:00Beyond the obvious on parenting, SPD, running, and familyTypePadMaybetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834516a9b69e201538e401706970b2011-05-02T14:16:11-04:002011-05-02T14:15:20-04:00At the end of each month I receive an email from the NaBloPoMo people with the blogging theme for the next month. I look forward to this announcement, reading with excitement the new prompt. Each month I think, that's IT! What a great theme! THIS will be the month I start blogging again. Who wouldn't be able to take that idea and run with it? I start composing posts in my head, planning out what I will say when and...Lori at Spinning YellowThis Post Brought To You By ....tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834516a9b69e20120a83274ce970b2010-01-30T17:11:05-05:002010-01-30T17:04:54-05:00Yesterday morning Scott decided to go outside before the bus came to get some fresh air and calm his nerves a bit. It was pretty cold out so he put on a hat and gloves and then grabbed his basketball. As I was prodding Jane, aka The Dawdler, to get ready in time for the bus pick-up, Scott came barging back into the house. "Mommy! You know how on TV they say, 'Call your doctor if you experience a sudden...Lori at Spinning YellowOops!... I Did it Againtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834516a9b69e2012876b93589970c2010-01-08T12:24:39-05:002010-01-08T14:58:13-05:00I just got off the phone with my at-one-time Professional Organizer cousin. We were catching up and discussing the things we wanted to accomplish in 2010. As I was complaining about not blogging and how on earth have I not posted anything in so long, I received a second message from the very kind and understanding Skye, a BlogHer Ads editor. She informed me that they were, in fact, going to close my account with them, because, even though I...Lori at Spinning YellowRight Where I Belongtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834516a9b69e20115724f02e9970b2009-08-01T22:27:51-04:002009-08-01T22:27:51-04:00Last night I had one of my recurring dreams. The one where I have moved back into the house I used to live in as a kid. I was so sure, as I am every time I have the dream, that it was real. I kept saying, This time it has really happened. It has finally come true. Just like I knew it would. Just like I knew it would. I did go to the BlogHer09 conference. I actually wrote...Lori at Spinning YellowWhat Time Is It? Summertime!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834516a9b69e201157073819b970c2009-07-14T22:51:41-04:002009-07-14T22:51:08-04:00Embrace the summer. Embrace the summer. Embrace the summer. Ommm Oh, hi there! Look at this, it's summer already. Spring kind of got away from me, and now? here we are with summer in full swing. It is already the fourth official week, and it is going well. Really. I know I complain about summer, she and I don't always get along, but I am working on our relationship. I'm learning to appreciate her better qualities even though some of...Lori at Spinning YellowAre We on the Same Side?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-669052032009-05-17T23:26:08-04:002009-05-18T09:47:30-04:00I had a long conversation with the school nurse on Friday. I was leaving, after the last Math Explorations (where I get to come in every other week and play math games with the kids - you know you wish you could join me, Kristen), and decided to stop in to check about the papers I needed to complete for Jane's Kindergarten enrollment. It took the nurse a few minutes to remember my face and connect me to Scott. As...Lori at Spinning YellowEight and Fivetag:typepad.com,2003:post-662281672009-04-30T21:48:04-04:002009-04-30T21:47:06-04:00It is Birthday Week here. Jane turned 5 on Sunday and Scott turned 8 today. I am officially a mom to two school-aged kids. It is always a busy time with family gatherings and friend parties, cakes and treats to make for school. I both dread and look forward to the celebrating, trying to be fair to both children while also not going overboard. We are right in the thick of it with two events down and three to go....Lori at Spinning YellowJust Another Rainy Mondaytag:typepad.com,2003:post-657602632009-04-20T21:53:53-04:002009-04-20T21:49:04-04:00** Alternate title: Rainy Days and Mondays Always Get Me Down It is raining again here. We had a beautiful weekend, particularly Saturday, where it finally felt like spring. Scott put on a short-sleeved shirt for school on Friday and complained that it felt strange having his arms exposed. I've been home all day with my sick, soon to be five years old, daughter. She had a fever and sniffles and wanted to stay in her pajamas, snuggle and watch...Lori at Spinning Yellow