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Category: For My Kids

Best of Mommess

Stretched Thin – Christmas Wishes

“I’m stretched too thin!” I’m pretty sure I’ve been saying this to anyone who would listen, including playing this complaint on internal repeat for the last two months.…

December 24, 2022May 21, 2025 · 2 min read

For My Kids

delaborate

Odin: so I was working on my narrative at school, and it was long, so I decided to delaborate on the spaghetti. . #Odinisms #ProudMom #CoinedIt!

October 22, 2022October 26, 2023 · 1 min read

Best of Mommess

How to take a mental health day

skip to steps Today my 8 year old son and I took a mental health day. This was at my suggestion after he’d run into a frustration-styled brick…

January 13, 2022October 26, 2023 · 4 min read

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Odin’s Bones

It’s funny, I was out for a walk and thinking about Odin’s leg. How the one that was broken is longer than the one that didn’t get injured.…

August 24, 2021September 4, 2024 · 7 min read

Family

A message to my son on Mother’s Day

Hi O! You are four now, and not one for lengthy or deep conversations, but there are so many things I want to say to you, so I’ll…

May 12, 2017October 26, 2023 · 3 min read

Family

Message for my daughter on Mother’s Day

Hi Tas, This morning I was in the bathroom and saw our little message chicken (you know, the one with a set of little papers with nice sayings…

May 12, 2017October 26, 2023 · 2 min read

Family

Tasslenisms: part one

Words from my (now 5 year old) daughter. see also Tasslenisms One   ♥  Tasslenisms Two  ♥  Tasslenisms Three ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Tasslen: I’m so excited for…

March 12, 2015February 20, 2025 · 4 min read

Family

Grandpa

Henry John Turrisi was Sicilian, which means I am too. Which means I have Italian blood, and come every so loosely from some of the biggest imperialists of…

March 2, 2015May 31, 2025 · 1 min read

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