Last school year my then pre-schooler came home with half of his lunch still un-eaten. I put it back in the fridge and said sternly “well this will be your snack then!” (Reader, it was not his snack…)
Fast forward to packing lunches for the elementary schooler and dad unwittingly put the half eaten lunch in the 1st grader’s backpack. He came home and said “MOM YOU SENT ME LEVI’s HALF EATEN LUNCH!”
I bought school supplies off the wrong list, so I organized them into two bags, one to be returned and one to be sent to school. When I went to pick up what I’d missed off the actual list, I ended up returning the wrong bag, and only realized much too late to correct my mistake before sending kids off to school. 🤷🏻♀️
Those early out days, tho 🫠🫠🫠 … the reason why I have so many alarms set on my phone 😆 I’m on my second baby + stroller fail and we are all still low-level traumatized over here 🙃
your telling of this story had me rolling. confession: it's been over a week since my 7yo daughter had a shower. *shrug* she's been in the pool... does that count?
reading: When Crickets Cry by Charles Martin (it might be predictable - we'll see obviously - but it's already really profound and has lots of lovely biblical and literary references. Also reading through The Message of Ephesians by John Stott as I prepare to lead some discussions about Ephesians this fall. And I'm in the middle of Charlotte's Web with above mentioned 7yo.
wearing: I'm really only here to say I could never - and don't plan to ever try to - pull off the current fashions. Give me my Eddie Bauer ripstop shorts and a graphic t-shirt please. I'm good.
eating (my husband cooks!): we had what was basically Mediterranean nachos the other night - pita chips layered with marinated ground beef and chopped steak, chickpeas, tahini paste with greek yogurt, and some fresh herbs. SO GOOD. In the future, we would make it a build your own thing as the pita chips didn't do well as leftovers.
This would be so fun. Why is it. My kids fight to eat veggies but I do a build your own and they will add all the veggies and eat it without complaints. I will be doing build your owns on repeat.
"Some days I wondered: will there ever come a day where every fiber of every second is not wholly and completely consumed by motherhood?"
WHEW—I'm in this right now with a newborn and a toddler. As I'm typing this, the baby is crying (from a nap that did not happen) and the toddler is demanding "pea-butter and yelly?!" But it's really nice to know that we all feel the same and have experienced similar stages and seasons! 😂 💕
Once I lost track of time shopping in Target and was VERY late picking my daughter up at school 🤦🏻♀️ I literally had to ditch my cart full of items when I realized 😬
I occasionally feel devastated by how independent Chloe is, but I'm going to throw a party for myself when girl learns how to safely cut her own nails! BANE OF MY EXISTENCE.
I'm a few chapters into The Husbands and still can't decide how I feel about it. Haha. Like where is this going?? But per your review, I'll keep reading!!
1. The way I have basically given up on trying to get my kids to eat vegetables. Honestly. 2. BEARTOWN!!! One of my all-time faves. 3. "17th denim crisis of 2024" is one of the realest things I've ever read. Godspeed to us all on our denim journeys.
Yep, been there done that! 😅 Also, it’s not fair to talk about Trader Joe’s when I can’t go there. 😭 But I’ll trade you German chocolate for some TJ’s! Lol!
Sue, thank you for reading!!! I honestly think Presley would love for me to forget her again sometime just so she could have one-on-one time with her gem of a teacher 😅
My husband ended up sick sick. Busy day of homeschooling, cleaning, and taking care of hubby. 730 came and preparing for bedtime and the kids said Mommy we didn't have dinner. 🤦🏼♀️
Always love your stories Ashlee! When my oldest was in her first year of school I totally forgot it was school photo day. I wasn't ordering any photos anyway (I can take good ones myself so I don't want to pay such a high price for them 🙈) so I had just let it slip my mind. But she went to school with her messiest ponytail ever and an old shirt 🙈 her portrait was used for the next two years on school documents etc. if I had remembered I wouldve done a bit of a better job making her presentable 😅
I love it when moms share their mishaps. Let's normalize making mistakes! It happens!
As I’ve been thinking about lately, all of this would be amazing for an improv scene:). I used to do a lot of improv. Mistakes are golden.
Last school year my then pre-schooler came home with half of his lunch still un-eaten. I put it back in the fridge and said sternly “well this will be your snack then!” (Reader, it was not his snack…)
Fast forward to packing lunches for the elementary schooler and dad unwittingly put the half eaten lunch in the 1st grader’s backpack. He came home and said “MOM YOU SENT ME LEVI’s HALF EATEN LUNCH!”
This is too good 🤣
hahaha!
So much beige food 🙃 Also, “sometimes I dream of living at Kindergarten” just delights me to no end. Presley is her own vibe and I’m here for it 😉
Her vibe is inspired by Harper’s vibe 😅
I bought school supplies off the wrong list, so I organized them into two bags, one to be returned and one to be sent to school. When I went to pick up what I’d missed off the actual list, I ended up returning the wrong bag, and only realized much too late to correct my mistake before sending kids off to school. 🤷🏻♀️
😂😂😂
noooo!! lol!
Those early out days, tho 🫠🫠🫠 … the reason why I have so many alarms set on my phone 😆 I’m on my second baby + stroller fail and we are all still low-level traumatized over here 🙃
your telling of this story had me rolling. confession: it's been over a week since my 7yo daughter had a shower. *shrug* she's been in the pool... does that count?
reading: When Crickets Cry by Charles Martin (it might be predictable - we'll see obviously - but it's already really profound and has lots of lovely biblical and literary references. Also reading through The Message of Ephesians by John Stott as I prepare to lead some discussions about Ephesians this fall. And I'm in the middle of Charlotte's Web with above mentioned 7yo.
wearing: I'm really only here to say I could never - and don't plan to ever try to - pull off the current fashions. Give me my Eddie Bauer ripstop shorts and a graphic t-shirt please. I'm good.
eating (my husband cooks!): we had what was basically Mediterranean nachos the other night - pita chips layered with marinated ground beef and chopped steak, chickpeas, tahini paste with greek yogurt, and some fresh herbs. SO GOOD. In the future, we would make it a build your own thing as the pita chips didn't do well as leftovers.
Oooooh those nachos sound so, so good!!!
I missed some of the ingredients, but it at least gave you the idea. Here's the recipe: https://www.seriouseats.com/hummus-fatteh-recipe-8641111
This would be so fun. Why is it. My kids fight to eat veggies but I do a build your own and they will add all the veggies and eat it without complaints. I will be doing build your owns on repeat.
"Some days I wondered: will there ever come a day where every fiber of every second is not wholly and completely consumed by motherhood?"
WHEW—I'm in this right now with a newborn and a toddler. As I'm typing this, the baby is crying (from a nap that did not happen) and the toddler is demanding "pea-butter and yelly?!" But it's really nice to know that we all feel the same and have experienced similar stages and seasons! 😂 💕
Holy work, my friend. You’re doing holy work!
Once I lost track of time shopping in Target and was VERY late picking my daughter up at school 🤦🏻♀️ I literally had to ditch my cart full of items when I realized 😬
Have 100% done that before
I occasionally feel devastated by how independent Chloe is, but I'm going to throw a party for myself when girl learns how to safely cut her own nails! BANE OF MY EXISTENCE.
It is a real game changer.
love your weekly emails...and they make me feel not so alone in this motherhood world!
Thanks for reading, Sarah!
I'm a few chapters into The Husbands and still can't decide how I feel about it. Haha. Like where is this going?? But per your review, I'll keep reading!!
It’s not, like, the best book I’ve ever read, but I flew through it and was pretty entertained by the premise!
Ohhh I loved it! I found it laugh-out-loud funny and also incredibly thought-provoking. It's great on audio—see if you can get it for free on Spotify!
1. The way I have basically given up on trying to get my kids to eat vegetables. Honestly. 2. BEARTOWN!!! One of my all-time faves. 3. "17th denim crisis of 2024" is one of the realest things I've ever read. Godspeed to us all on our denim journeys.
Glad I’m not alone 👀
Yep, been there done that! 😅 Also, it’s not fair to talk about Trader Joe’s when I can’t go there. 😭 But I’ll trade you German chocolate for some TJ’s! Lol!
I would send you some but it’s 105 here and I think it would melt!! 🫠
I’m not even a mom (just a childless cat lady) but enjoyed this post so much. It’s the first time I laughed out loud all week.
P.S. As a former first grade teacher who was sometimes at the other end with the “forgotten” child, it was always the best bonding time.
Sue, thank you for reading!!! I honestly think Presley would love for me to forget her again sometime just so she could have one-on-one time with her gem of a teacher 😅
My husband ended up sick sick. Busy day of homeschooling, cleaning, and taking care of hubby. 730 came and preparing for bedtime and the kids said Mommy we didn't have dinner. 🤦🏼♀️
Always love your stories Ashlee! When my oldest was in her first year of school I totally forgot it was school photo day. I wasn't ordering any photos anyway (I can take good ones myself so I don't want to pay such a high price for them 🙈) so I had just let it slip my mind. But she went to school with her messiest ponytail ever and an old shirt 🙈 her portrait was used for the next two years on school documents etc. if I had remembered I wouldve done a bit of a better job making her presentable 😅