The Glamorous Life Of The Modern Day Soccer Mom
The Glamorous Life Of The Modern Day Soccer Mom
No Sleep For The Parenty…Gina’s Favorites
by Gina Valley
My first thought when I woke up this morning was “Oh please let there be time for me to take a nap.”
I knew that was not a good way to start the day. I also knew there was no way I’d be able to take a nap, which made it even worse.
In light of my futile parental quest for shut eye,
The Long & Winding Questioned Paved Road
by Gina Valley
I’m exhausted.
We, my sons and I, went on a 1 hour car ride that took 4 hours today.
I’ve always found long drives exhausting, particularly when they’re long because of our famous Los Angeles traffic.
But, today I figured out that it’s not the drive nor the traffic that causes the exhaustion.
Very Nice!
by Gina Valley
“Aren’t you going to get ready?” my 16 year old daughter, Daughter#1, asked.
“I am ready,” I replied.
“Wouldn’t you rather put your contacts in?” she queried.
“No, I would not rather put my contacts in,” I responded. “I’ve been up for 2 days straight. I’m not even sure my eyeballs are in.”
“But, don’t you always say you can see better with your contacts in?” she asked.
Everyday I’m Parentin’
by Gina Valley
Parenting is a lot of things, but if I was to summarize it in one word (other than “parenting”) I’d have to go with “questions.”
Kids ask a lot of questions. A lot of questions.
And, although they are ever-changing, mysterious creations, to be honest, kids tend to be a bit repetitive.
During my tenure as a parent I have developed some standard answers to the questions my pack tend to ask repeatedly.
No Sleep For The Parenty
by Gina Valley
I awoke this morning, as I often do, to one of my children breathing on my face and asking if I was awake. It’s a particularly odd sensation that only parents truly understand.
It’s not scary, like the time Daughter#2 was at the foot of our bed about to wake me up to get some bad dream intervention when she sneezed.
Early Morning Ambush
by Gina Valley
I did not rise before my children Thursday morning, which is normally my plan of attack. I overslept until 6:30AM, when I was awoken by my youngest, to find that I was surrounded by six of my young pack members. They, then, proceeded to hurl the following questions at me in the following order in rapid fire fashion:
What would happen if you were surrounded by a metal shield and lightening hit it?