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Tag Archives: motherhood
Parent Fail
7:00am the Tuesday Memorial Day. I have packed my daughter’s lunch. I made a marshmallow fluff sandwich on white bread. I tried to disguise my failure by adding bananas and packing a Baggie full of cherry tomatoes…. Sean says that … Continue reading
Posted in Parenthood
Tagged failure, fluff, humor, mom, momblog, motherhood, nutrition, parenthood, relationships, school, school lunches, writing
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Instagram Lullaby
9:42. Finally settling down after a long and spirited birthday night. Quinn is next to me in bed, his sweet little cherub of an arm is tucked in the crook of my elbow. He is falling asleep slowly, his breaths … Continue reading
Thirteen, Hello Lady Friend
Dearest Elizabeth, It is the eve of your thirteenth birthday and it is nearly midnight. I meant to write to you much earlier tonight but have been swamped with your brothers . . . both needing desperate help with their … Continue reading
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Tagged acting, birth, birth order, birth story, birthday, childhood, Dorothy, friendship, girls, grand canyon, junior high, letter, love, love letter, middle child, middle school, mom blog, momastery, mother daughter, motherhood, Parent, parenthood, The Wiz, thirteen, writer
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This Pretty Much Sums up the Last 17 years of My Life
Posted in Blog, humor, Parenthood
Tagged artist, children, cope, exhausted, Family, funny, humor, Instagram, joy, kelly frederick mizer, kids, momma, motherhood, parenting, photo, writer
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As Long as I am feeling nostalgic about motherhood…
Painting, Remembering to Want, 2010 Kelly Frederick Mizer
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Tagged bath, german shorthaired pointer, illustration, mixed media, motherhood, painting, parenting, toddler
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Dorothy is Not a Vocabulary Word and Other Life Defining Moments,
“There’s a feeling here inside That I cannot hide And I know I’ve tried But it’s turning me around I’m not sure that I’m aware If I’m up or down Or here or there I need both feet on the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Drawings, humor, Parenthood, Writing
Tagged airplane, dad, depression, Diana Ross, Dorothy, Dove, Dove commerical, drawings, Family, forties, humor, Illinois, iPod, loloINK, motherhood, parenthood, spelling, Starbucks, Turning 40, Wizard of Oz, writing
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Rumor Has it, It’s Siblings Day
I guess there is something called “Siblings Day?” Fine, here are three of mine. 75% is the best I can do on a Friday night, and if you, like me, have a daughter on the edge of thirteen, you will … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, humor, Parenthood, Teaching Art, Writing
Tagged 40, artist, Blues Clues, death, Family, forty, humor, loss, midlife crisis, mom, Mother, motherhood, Parent, parenthood, Rainbow Connection, Sibling, siblings day, Student, teaching, Twitter, writing
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Pay Attention, Leap
I have been telling Haley to pay attention to every single thing in her day. “Walk from your math class to the bathroom and pay attention to every little thing you notice because it’s the details that will make you … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, humor, Parenthood, Writing
Tagged 40, actor, artist, dinner, food, forty, hamburgers, humor, Kenosha, Kenosha Wisconsin, Luke, midlife crisis, motherhood, musicals, olives, parenthood, Picnic, teen actor, writing
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Just Another Monday
I ate too many Swedish meatballs. My aunt Shirley watches Quinn while I am teaching and though there are lots of wonderful things I can tell you about her, the main thing that you need to understand is that she … Continue reading
Posted in humor, Parenthood, Writing
Tagged coffee, cooking, dinner, Family, food, humor, meals, Milwaukee, mom, motherhood, Nespresso, parenthood, standard and benchmarks, teaching, teaching art, writing
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Heavy Decisions
I have been debating whether or not to finally go ahead and cut off these precious cherub curls. Ironically enough, I came across this poem that I wrote for Luke in December, 1998: First Haircut A white bank envelope full … Continue reading
Posted in Parenthood, Writing
Tagged baby, boy, cherub, Family, first haircut, gender, light, love, love poem, mom, motherhood, parenthood, photography, poem, poetry, relationships, toddler, writing
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