Getting any almost 5 year old to stay focused and not be distracted is a challenge. With Thing 3 it’s impossible. A seemingly simple request to go upstairs and put his pajamas on turns into an endless string of diversions. He is distracted by so many shiny objects along ...

I’m home alone with Things 1, 3, and 4. SuburbanMommy took Thing 2 to his flag football game. It’s Saturday morning, the first 80 degree Saturday since last year, and the Things are very restless. Translation: I need 15 minutes of quiet. Enter the water table. We use ...

We all knew this was coming. It was only a matter of time. Frankly, I’m amazed it didn’t happen to me sooner. It will most certainly happen again. Thing 3 had his first “I’m so sorry my kid said that” moment. Like I said, I can’t believe ...