Mellix Life

Category: family

  • Summer Reading Program

    This summer my boys are participating in our library’s reading program. We got our library cards this week and already started collecting stickers!

  • What Does Your Home Sound Like?

    The sound of thunder… Rain drops dripping on the window behind me…

  • No Internet = The Stone Age

      I am here. It has been almost 30 days since my last post.

  • Meditation Monday

    At the end of last summer my father was diagnosed with Colon Cancer. (He just finished Chemo treatments and his scan came back clear!) My kids were with my parents most of the summer so when we found out I drove down to Charleston right away. I spent a week there while they removed a…

  • Things Found When Cleaning

    Things I found in the couch yesterday… metal fork plastic Spoon plastic knife 4 different socks (All Aaron’s) small comb 3 black hair ties shipping label water bottle cap capri sun straw ball of tinfoil multi-colored licorice tortilla chips fruit loops clear marble filled with beautiful green swirls fruit snacks tissue popcorn goldfish napkins cough…

  • Hotdog Baths

    Tonight I had a revelation. My five year old thinks he runs this household. Well, at least when daddy isn’t home. It’s just me and him tonight. I pushed him in a stroller to the grocery store. I listened to him whine and complain through the entire store. I let him scan and bag each…

  • Surviving Saturdays

    To all of the stay at home moms out there…I don’t know how you do it. When I had my second child I crunched the numbers and was elated about the possibility of staying home with my babies. My oldest was three years old at the time. Not too far into my maternity leave I dropped…

  • Off Brand Shopping

     Can we talk about “off brands” for a minute?

  • It’s Only Monday…

    Earlier tonight… Aaron (yelling from the living room): “I just got Squirrel Girl’s helicopter on Lego Marvel Super Hero Avengers.” Me: “That’s great buddy.” Thud…silence… Aaron (whispers): “I’m going to clean up this mess.” He walks into my room. Aaron: “I have 3 words. Where is the towel? No, no, no. I have 4 words.…

  • Laundry Shame

    Step 1: Go to washer to switch laundry around.   Step 2: Open washer and realize you started the washer, added soap but never put clothes in. Step 3: Walk away in shame.