tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345466702409956901Fri, 08 Jul 2011 06:28:31 +0000frugal livingbabycouponsMaintaining our sanityhttp://tortstarts.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Lindsey)Blogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345466702409956901.post-9181026644475478226Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:15:00 +00002010-07-19T08:15:11.518-07:00I just can't fathom how I am ever going to fit in everything that I want to do this school year. I say that every year, and somehow, it all works out. This year, C1 is entering PreK-4/Kindergarten. I'm so excited for him. I saw the gains he made last year in such a short time and know that this year, with everything that we learned last year, is going to be even better. Last year was sort of a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TortsAndTarts/~3/2THpfyTjTl8/is-there-ever-enough.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindsey)0http://tortstarts.blogspot.com/2010/07/is-there-ever-enough.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345466702409956901.post-6957244529518198083Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:37:00 +00002010-06-28T08:41:09.781-07:00I feel like such a failure. Alex and I have known for a while now that C1 exhibited all of the classic symptoms of ADHD...why we didn't act on it faster, I will never know...but I do know that I feel like such a failure because we didn't. I feel like we failed to do what is best for our son and because of that, made things harder for everyone. Our day to day diet around here is pretty healthy. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TortsAndTarts/~3/j4ReRIFPJqs/heaviest-of-hearts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindsey)0http://tortstarts.blogspot.com/2010/06/heaviest-of-hearts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345466702409956901.post-1424590195272547170Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:25:00 +00002010-06-25T14:32:58.357-07:00This house. I swear it would come crashing down in seconds if either Alex or I turned our heads for just a minute. The things that these kids think up just astounds me. Remember the old saying, your parents' greatest revenge is you having kids....so.true. Just a few seconds ago, I found C2 wedging  silverware that he had pilfered from the dishwasher (who the hell taught him to open that, anyhow?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TortsAndTarts/~3/bQHi_6umehk/this-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindsey)1http://tortstarts.blogspot.com/2010/06/this-house.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345466702409956901.post-5120418973718231911Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:14:00 +00002010-06-24T10:14:39.945-07:00So...we haven't dropped off the face of the planet, I just questioned whether or not anybody would actually want to read the things I post here. After much reflection (like 8 months worth!), I decided that my kids are just too cute and funny not to share with the world. Like it or not, they are here to stay! Where to begin on what has been happening since I last posted. Let's get you up to date http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TortsAndTarts/~3/vqXWdfdl8ls/hello-is-this-thing-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindsey)1http://tortstarts.blogspot.com/2010/06/hello-is-this-thing-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345466702409956901.post-6118390087490762404Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:55:00 +00002009-09-25T06:45:52.884-07:00We have been together for 1,576 days. If I was better at math, I could have figured that out without using a calculator. Don't even ask for a breakdown of the years and months. Ain't. Gonna. Happen.There has been a whirlwind of drama around us lately; trying to tear down our foundation. It is hard to keep the resolve to stay together when splitting up would seem to be so much more simple. We http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TortsAndTarts/~3/9ucAn0yTW5g/keeper-of-my-heart.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindsey)2http://tortstarts.blogspot.com/2009/09/keeper-of-my-heart.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345466702409956901.post-344874174708219173Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:58:00 +00002009-09-13T16:38:42.504-07:00This past week has been quiet here in Torts and Tarts land. Some family drama left my husband and I with the seemingly endless task of weeding our marital garden. That is a metaphor in case you didn't realize it....we don't actually have a marital garden. That would be kind of tacky. Continuing on with the metaphor, we saved our most precious flowers and the plants we have been growing since the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TortsAndTarts/~3/cPJqboOgRFs/i-left-my-baby.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindsey)2http://tortstarts.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-left-my-baby.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345466702409956901.post-9175152425994248289Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:33:00 +00002009-09-05T17:08:47.749-07:00I've been looking online for Halloween costumes since July. I learned my lesson the past two years when I waited until October and ended up having to go as whatever crap costume was left in our sizes. This year, time is on my side.I found a lot of things online, but am wary of buying online because the sizes are wonky. I thought I would try the local Halloween shops to see what they had because http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TortsAndTarts/~3/pa7RiNC6f-A/halloween-2009the-search-begins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindsey)3http://tortstarts.blogspot.com/2009/09/halloween-2009the-search-begins.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345466702409956901.post-7494433703848318600Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:31:00 +00002009-09-01T06:41:58.268-07:00I've never been one to appreciate the morning. I've always been a night owl.This week meant the start of week three of law school for Alex. Week three of our family's new schedule. Week three of waking up at the butt crack of dawn.As much as I can't believe I'm saying this, I'm starting to like it. I love the smell of the early morning dew fresh on the grass. I love the beautiful sunrise. I love http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TortsAndTarts/~3/A1UeDicKy58/what-this-day-holds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindsey)1http://tortstarts.blogspot.com/2009/09/what-this-day-holds.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345466702409956901.post-7147743407320223453Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:21:00 +00002009-08-30T16:23:08.307-07:00Pretty sure I'm going to get this printed on a t-shirt. At least then, I wouldn't have to tell people all the time.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TortsAndTarts/~3/6w34JnTST2s/this-about-sums-it-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindsey)0http://tortstarts.blogspot.com/2009/08/this-about-sums-it-up.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345466702409956901.post-7441546317293600099Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:13:00 +00002009-08-30T15:25:02.408-07:00Where nothing interesting happens. I've really relished in it, actually. Nothing exciting happened, but nothing absolutely mind blowingly disappointing happened either!I did meet a new friend who has a beautiful daughter. Calvin is pretty smit with her already. I think it was her take charge attitude....He really is like his Dad.I've been cooking and baking for my other blog and have been ending http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TortsAndTarts/~3/Tvez3yKlh80/it-has-been-one-of-those-weeks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindsey)1http://tortstarts.blogspot.com/2009/08/it-has-been-one-of-those-weeks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345466702409956901.post-497778745165972468Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:15:00 +00002009-09-04T19:30:50.648-07:00Things I could blog about today, but won't. This blog is my therapy, but I don't want to put you in therapy just for reading it.1. The ways the Laotian women at my nail salon ask me every. single. time if it has been a long time since I've had a pedicure...even though they know it hasn't. Then they proceed to laugh at me in a language that I can't find the Rosetta Stone application for. But when http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TortsAndTarts/~3/GK4GLQJhXu0/sparing-you-pain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindsey)3http://tortstarts.blogspot.com/2009/08/sparing-you-pain.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345466702409956901.post-1021699658197745962Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:22:00 +00002009-08-25T09:53:32.337-07:00When it is just me and the boys at home, I don't give much thought to what I wear. If it is comfortable, I'll wear it. I applaud those moms that can look put together all of the time, with their matching accessories and full make-up. I'm not one of those moms. I've been wearing the same pair of sweatpants for the past three days. I feel guilty sometimes that I don't try to look better when Alex http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TortsAndTarts/~3/X-8IeYSC4Hc/im-not-crackhead-i-swear.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindsey)3http://tortstarts.blogspot.com/2009/08/im-not-crackhead-i-swear.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345466702409956901.post-2596389872058848349Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:01:00 +00002009-08-24T12:05:09.039-07:00frugal livingbabycouponsSo, you know those uber valuable coupons from Target that come once in awhile and then just stop and you can never seem to figure out how to get them coming again? (holy run on sentence, batman!) I figured out how to get them again. Print them out!You're very welcome.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TortsAndTarts/~3/O2fBg_XeQfA/target-coupons.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindsey)0http://tortstarts.blogspot.com/2009/08/target-coupons.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345466702409956901.post-6966412141405848427Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:59:00 +00002009-08-24T06:49:00.513-07:00In the wee morning hours before the kids wake and after Alex leaves - I scour the internet for interesting things. This morning, I came upon a website that listed all of the named phobias. I'm pretty sure I have agoraphobia...although that could just as easily be renamed takingtoddlerandbabyinpublicalone-phobia. Here are some of the other rather notable phobias I came across:Arachibutyrophobia...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TortsAndTarts/~3/ASUozz9Bn7Q/just-call-me-doc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindsey)1http://tortstarts.blogspot.com/2009/08/just-call-me-doc.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345466702409956901.post-9089819722193751520Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:27:00 +00002009-08-20T07:04:59.298-07:00I'm spoiled. For the past 4 years, Alex has only been at work for a few hours at a time...cue law school and he is gone for 10-12. What am I supposed to do? It is a funny (I say funny, but really I mean maddening) thing when it seems like I clean all day, but the house doesn't show it. I swept and vacuumed yesterday yet there are still 40 million cheerios on the ground. They seem to materialize http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TortsAndTarts/~3/CwS5IEFQe9E/long-days.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindsey)2http://tortstarts.blogspot.com/2009/08/long-days.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345466702409956901.post-7851091952458732650Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:47:00 +00002009-08-19T15:12:09.516-07:00Lindsey: I am a twenty-something. I don't participate in playgroups because I find the women pretentious. I absolutely cannot beat my son, Calvin at Candy Land; He always gets the damned ice cream cone and I always get the gingerbread man. I love to cook and bake all kinds of food, but I have a penchant for ethnic foods and chocolate. I'm finding it hard to be a social mother in a town where I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TortsAndTarts/~3/kbDnHKmltjA/more-things-you-didnt-want-to-know.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindsey)1http://tortstarts.blogspot.com/2009/08/more-things-you-didnt-want-to-know.html