http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/ en-us abrochu66@hotmail.com 2008-02-06T20:32:06-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/021903.html I did it! Yes sir re bob. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. This mama of three, got mad and changed the world. Well in a very minute way anyway. 21903@http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/ 2008-02-06T20:32:06-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/021319.html Its' so quiet in here right now that I almost fear the sound of typing will wake my family. Today was a good day, a balanced day I'd like to proclaim, as that has been in short supply lately. I got this new year "idea" thing, not a resolution, cause I just think that "R" word in and of itself sets you up for failure. I discovered that I was horribly out of balance right about Monday the 22nd, the MLK holiday. I took a yoga class, and at the end of it I was bawling. Why? I have not taken care of my SELF, in oh I don't know, about 5 years. 21319@http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/ 2008-01-26T23:30:18-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/020813.html Life has a way of handing you a new leaf and saying here, "turn this over." My husband's job has been removed, as a part of a consolidation effort at the bank that he works for. While we weren't planning on it, we are actively searching for a new job. 20813@http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/ 2008-01-14T20:48:47-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/020256.html This month marks five years of marriage to my lovely husband. What a ride, we have what I like to call our own little "cha cha cha chia family!" Just add water, ok not exactly water.... Five years married... 20256@http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/ 2008-01-01T20:41:57-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/018121.html I just put a lasagna in the oven. It's Sundays like these that remind me that one day life may get back to normal. Exactly what is normal after kids anyway? Even parents of adult children still wake in the middle of the night worrying about their kids. 18121@http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/ 2007-11-28T15:05:19-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/018751.html Today I am thankful for my children's health. I went to the open house of the non-profit "Safe Passage" on Friday night. They work within the garbage dump of Guatemala's poorest of the poor. These are people that live alongside... 18751@http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/ 2007-11-19T21:24:59-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/017765.html My oldest and youngest are exactly 3 years, 1 month and 28 days apart. So right about the time that I was hitting my stride as a new parent of one little boy, I was pregnant with another. Then I... 17765@http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/ 2007-10-26T13:59:13-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/017652.html I not only belong to, but I am the co-leader of an unnamed mother's group in the Greater Portland area. We have 400 members. As the leader I need to hold my tongue once in a while. But on my... 17652@http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/ 2007-10-24T13:49:43-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/016849.html Monday started out a lovely day. I took the boys down to the Narrow Gauge Railroad and they played happily at the train table while I drank my Au Lait and knit Simon's scarf. I called my husband just to... 16849@http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/ 2007-10-05T15:40:49-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/016503.html So when the going gets really tough, I throw my boys in the van and we drive. Where? Usually I have no idea until we are somewhere around Portland, and I'm a couple sips into my soy Latte. It's a... 16503@http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/ 2007-09-27T20:26:01-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/016121.html I don't know how we do it. Day in and day out, being a mom is hard work. It makes no difference to me if you work or stay home, both have their challenges. I keep thinking there is a... 16121@http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/ 2007-09-19T14:52:50-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/015609.html Ruben is 4, and fully potty trained. I really thought he might be the one that went to prom in diapers. But one day, with the help of a pair of boxer shorts, he decided to start using the potty.... 15609@http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/ 2007-09-09T18:03:43-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/014929.html My little guy, well the biggest of my little guys, turns 4 tomorrow. I can't even believe it. Where has the time gone? Oh wait, I remember, I was pregnant 27 months out of the 38 months that are between... 14929@http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/ 2007-08-22T16:55:53-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/014564.html I'm feeling totally defeated. Actually I have been for about 2 months. Ever since the death of my Aunt Louise. She did not just die. She was murdered and her killer is still out there. It pretty frigging hard to... 14564@http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/ 2007-08-12T21:48:10-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/014423.html Just got back from family reunion. the boys were very well behaved and we had a potty training breakthrough. Ruben, my oldest, who will be turning 4 in 18 days, has been able to pee on the pot successfully, but... 14423@http://www.mainetoday.com/kidsfamily/mom/ 2007-08-07T10:07:14-05:00