Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Oct 7, 2010, 2:13 pm
So just when you think things can’t get any more chaotic, things come to a grinding halt. Everyone in my house, myself included, with the exception of my sweet, never-sick William are sick, sick, sick. Both David and Sofia are coughing like lifelong smokers. I took them in to the pediatrician�...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Oct 1, 2010, 5:42 pm
Ok, so I'm a bit tapped out, so I'm going to do a Way Back Wednesday on Friday. Mixin' it up. My Way Back Wednesday - 2005. Sofia was about 9 months old here. Gosh darn, she was the light of my life. I need to remember these moments, especially when she is throwing a flip flop at me....
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 30, 2010, 4:43 pm
So, every once in a while (probably every 4-6 weeks), I have a mini meltdown or tantrum. It may be more frequent, now that I think about it. This Saturday evening, I just lost it. I called my child’s godmother (and pseudo grandma) and just started bawling on the phone. In retrospect, I think I w...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 27, 2010, 3:30 pm
Sofia the teacher... Very unruly students... I don't need Sofia to give me a blow by blow of her day as she just re-enacts it for me. She has her teacher *down* - right down to the cadence of her animated speech. Follow me in a reader!
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 27, 2010, 3:24 pm
Stealing this from my friend Pam at Everyday Snapshots. Outside my window... It’s 64 degrees, winds out of the SE at 7 MPH. Perfection. I am thankful... That I had time to myself on Sunday morning. The husband let me lay in bed and watch television until around 11 a.m. Unprecedented and profou...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 24, 2010, 6:00 pm
1. I think I am going through perimenopause. My cycle was something like 3 weeks last month (unprecedented for me) and I have this annoying rash on my face (also pretty unusual for me). Could all this old lady discontent I’m surrounded by be rubbing off on me? 2. I am addicted to some incredibl...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 24, 2010, 12:52 pm
So, I went to my first union meeting last night. It was our chance to vote on the contract agreement that was reached between the classified union and management. Dear God. There are 2 things I’m certain of after going to the meeting. 1. This district needs new blood, like ASAP. Oh for the l...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 22, 2010, 4:36 pm
On a day where I am having to revisit small town beaurocractic hell (tax bills have come out, causing every squeaky wheel this side of the Rocky Mountains – or so it seems – to call in and complain about our parcel tax), it’s fitting to take part in an exercise where I list 10 reasons why I lo...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 21, 2010, 1:37 pm
So, *yeah*. I’m not so sure I love Sofia’s kindergarten teacher. Granted, I have had minimal time to interact with her, so that is probably most of it, but I bottom line – I am getting the distinct feeling she is kind of a cold B. I’m not sure what my expectation of a kindergarten teache...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 20, 2010, 5:13 pm
So, the camping trip. The best part of it was probably coming home and feeling (after 3 days watching my boys covered head to toe in dirt) that my house was felt clean in comparison. Some high points: -Going with such a large group. The communal aspect made it so much fun. It was like a weekend...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 17, 2010, 12:03 pm
In all my whining about my week, I neglected to mention the biggest news of the week. Sometimes I do that. I think that everyone just knows every minute detail of my life. The primary reason for the heightened stress level of this week is because we are going camping this weekend. All 5 of us. I...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 16, 2010, 2:19 pm
So. Yesterday. I did talk about my husband forgetting Sofia’s snack and lunch, but forgot to mention he started the day puking. Sofia’s emetephobia in full swing, she was cowering in the corner, hands over ears as he let loose vomiting, loud guttural animalistic man style, with the door open...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 15, 2010, 6:28 pm
So as part of the SITS girls Get Back to Blogging Challenge, I am sharing a post with a title that I was particularly proud of. This one is: Inmates & Baby Gates (from January 2009) I think the title is pretty self explanatory. So, it's been a long weekend. The inmates are running the asylu...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 15, 2010, 5:56 pm
So, as part of the SITS girl Back to Blogging exercise, I am revisiting a post that I wished more people had read. I did have a lot of commentary for this one, but I still would have liked more, primarily because I think it's important. Was there quite a bit of flu shot hysteria last year? ...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 15, 2010, 1:48 pm
Deep breaths, deep breaths. I will preface this by saying I am very much aware that it’s “only” kindergarten. Because our house renovation won’t be complete for another 6 weeks or so, our morning routine is not ideal. We live 30-40 minutes from Sofia’s kindergarten, but with traffic, i...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 13, 2010, 12:13 am
I'm taking part in my first "Back to Blogging" exercise on the SITS girl website. My first Blog Post Ever March 9, 2007 36 weeks pregnant with the twins So my c/s is scheduled for one week from tomorrow. I can't quite believe the time is coming! I feel incredibly fort...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 10, 2010, 5:24 pm
It’s Friday and I find myself wondering, where did September go? Monday is my anniversary and I’m pondering what an appropriate 7th year of marriage gift would be. The traditional gifts are wool and copper. I’m not sure how those medieval traditions can translate into the present day. Steve ...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 10, 2010, 4:57 pm
*this was written yesterday, Friday, September 10, 2010* It’s Friday and I find myself wondering, where did September go? I am listening to my boss, the big cheese, the CBO, discuss a school’s budget for the year with the site principal. It’s interesting to listen from this vantage point (o...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 8, 2010, 5:41 pm
What was it about that movie? Describe A movie you once had memorized. “You’re gonna need a bigger boat…” “So, eleven hundred men went into the water. 316 men come out, the sharks took the rest, June the 29th, 1945. Anyway, we delivered the bomb.” “Ten thousand dollars for me by my...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 8, 2010, 3:35 pm
I have struggled with my weight all of my life. When I was 21, I decided I was tired of being overweight and started to live and eat healthier. I began a strict regime of working out and cutting down calories. I made sure not to eat anything “heavy” after 5 p.m. Over the course of a year, I lo...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 6, 2010, 1:32 am
For the Twihards...for the rest of the world who could care less about that vampire B.S., you may want to skip this post... In anticipating of next week’s Vampire Diaries season premiere, I thought I would share some of my thoughts about my favorite new show of last year. I'll preface this ...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 3, 2010, 3:11 pm
It was preschool orientation night for the boys. Sofia begged me to go, so I thought we’ll all go and then go to dinner afterward. Fresh Choice is a "healthy" buffet, free for 2 year olds (which David becomes in these situations), and $1.50 for 3-5 year olds. I had a coupon for both Steve and I....
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 3, 2010, 3:09 pm
I feel like such a loser mom. My new kindergartener has “homework” every week, which consists of a red folder coming home Monday, full of assignments for the week. “Assignments” are a stretch as they, so far, have been her having to draw a picture, based on a prompt of some sort. This week...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 2, 2010, 3:14 pm
So…as much as it pains me, it’s time for an update on August’s “No Spend Month.” Explained here by Small Notebook. The long and short of it was to budget a certain amount of money for the month to be used solely for gas, groceries, entertainment or basically anything we spend on “ou...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Sep 2, 2010, 11:42 am
I feel like my head is going to explode. I feel I’m at a crossroads. A crossroads between what was and what is. Being pulled in different directions. Mom of an elementary school student vs. Mom of preschoolers. Life will be much easier when they are all in the same school, I suspect. But for n...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Aug 31, 2010, 6:56 pm
So, today was the boys first day of preschool. My almost 3.5 year old boys who are incredibly attached to their mother. Who have only been to family for day care and cry and beg their mother not to go to work every day. I knew it would be tough. It was. We’ve been trying to prep David for week...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Aug 27, 2010, 1:10 am
So, I am now officially the parent of a school aged child. It's been a busy few days. Every time I find myself thinking the pace has picked up, I remind myself that there are people out there with 3, 4, 5 kids going to school and also after school activities. Then, I realize I will be that per...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Aug 25, 2010, 12:06 am
Today was Sofia's kindergarten orientation. We met her teacher, picked up a packet full of paperwork and got to check out the classroom, meet some classmates, etc. Teacher was nice enough, if not a little formal and stiff. We'll see. I can tell she is a stickler for protocol and a little o...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Aug 24, 2010, 11:53 pm
I really want to take my blog to the next level. Have more focused, succinct, integrated posts. This will not be one of those posts. After all my bithing and moaning the past month, the weather gods heard me. It’s GORGEOUS AND SPARKLING here. Loving it. I worked a 13 hour day yesterday, whe...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Aug 23, 2010, 1:14 am
Good news? I was able to sell my ticket to Bloggy Boot Camp rather quickly. Bad news? I didn't go to Bloggy Boot Camp. *sniff sniff* I really needed this escape, this opportunity for networking, this was something I was looking forward to forever. But it was not meant to be. Both David and Wi...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Aug 20, 2010, 11:28 am
Looks like I'm going to have to miss Bloggy Boot Camp. David has a croupy cough and is wheezing, Will is starting to get the same cough and the best part? I woke up sick. Oy. I've put it out there on Twitter, so if anyone would like to buy my ticket, please contact me ASAP at momlissa...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Aug 20, 2010, 12:59 am
I will preface this post by saying I've not taken my Zoloft in about a week and am in the middle of my lady flow, so take it with a grain of salt... So, earlier this week I was feeling really guilty and anxious about being away from the kids this weekend. I had a little breakdown this afterno...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Aug 20, 2010, 12:57 am
So, David has a croupy, raspy cough. When he speaks, he sounds like a frog or my 84 yr old grandmother (rest her soul) when she was dying of emphysema. This can’t be good. I’m just keeping everything crossed that this will not result in asthma, which will result in my not being able to attend Bl...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Aug 19, 2010, 2:29 am
Why do I blog? I decided to take a minute and reflect on this question, thanks to the prompt by Mommy Wants Vodka. I started officially blogging as a way to keep an online journal of my life. 35 weeks pregnant with twins and had a 22 month old, I was on the verge of a monumental life change and ...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Aug 17, 2010, 5:32 pm
So, I am struggling with some guilt. I shouldn’t be, but I am. Every single day, my children question why I have to go to work. It tears my heart out, every day, but someone has to pay for the Healthnet. I have 3 furlough days this week. They were forced upon us (classified employees) by man...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Aug 16, 2010, 11:46 pm
I’m tired and in the midst of some crazy ass peri menopausal heavy lady time, so this is the best I can do… Stringing along some random shit… 1. I have yet to call back Supernanny producers. I’m scared! 2. We went to the zoo, waited an hour in line for a meet and greet with Yo Gabba Gabb...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Aug 13, 2010, 11:03 pm
So, I'm not sure if I blogged this before? About a month ago, we were all at a local park (back by our old house) and were approached by a Supernanny casting agent. She was in the area and talking to families about being on the show. Actually, I was in the bathroom with all 3 children, who wer...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Aug 13, 2010, 12:18 pm
So, no strep for Will, I don’t think anyway. I took 2.5 hours off of work to go to the city and wait a half hour for a semi-assholeish doctor who is not our regular pediatrician to tell me that his throat looked fine. He didn’t want to do a culture because he felt it would upset him too much a...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Aug 12, 2010, 11:29 am
One thing about having 3 kids is that just when you think you know where the day is going, it does a 180 on you. A few days ago, Will told me his teeth hurt. I was a bit perplexed by this, but brushed it off initially. Then, he kept saying it, so I knew he meant it. I asked him where it hurt and h...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Aug 11, 2010, 4:42 pm
So, the peace lasted all of a few hours. This is a scene that plays out in my house hourly. I love this because it is a small taste of David unleashing his pent up hostility on “little” brother Will (who is actually larger in size). David can be painfully shy around strangers, but at home? N...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Aug 9, 2010, 12:10 am
So, newest development? Apparently, one of my 3 yr old is turning into a racist, gun lover. I jest, but only sort of. He was asking about my freckles and why I had them. I explained that I have light skin and didn't use sunscreen growing up, yada yada yada...He then asked if he would get the...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Aug 6, 2010, 1:21 am
My name is Melissa and I'm a Bay Area working mom to "Irish Triplets" (3 kids born within 2 years). I've been married to Steve since 2003. Once upon a time, we were this. About 18 months later, we became this... And 22 months later, we became this... And now we are this... The past 5 ...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Aug 5, 2010, 6:43 pm
Inspired by Rachel of Small Notebook, I have officially started my “No Spend Month” as of August 1st. So far, so good. To prepare for my no spend month, I made a visit to Costco late last week. I’m not sure if that is officially cheating, but I was determined to stock up for one month’s s...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Aug 4, 2010, 4:10 pm
5.) Describe the first date you went on in a boy’s car. Ok, so technically it wasn't the boys car, but still... The year? 1984ish. Theme Song? Corey Hart’s “I Wear My Sunglasses At Night” Place: Local drive in, San Jose, California. My age? 15 or 16. It was a double date betwee...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Aug 4, 2010, 12:20 am
So, it's been a good week so far. I lost 3 lbs on Weight Watchers (from the daily miles of walking in Disneyland, no doubt) AND I reached my 6 month benchmark with the new job, which means I am now permanent AND get a raise. Can't complain!! (Well, I could complain about how hellish bedtime...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Jul 30, 2010, 11:56 pm
So, as of last night, I am back from my "vacation." I use that term loosely as this has been the most exhausting week of my life, outside of the first month of the twins' life. I knew that Disneyland in July with 3 little kids would be challenging and hellish at times...I guess I didn't re...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Jul 24, 2010, 2:57 am
I am up entirely too late, watching episodes of "Watch What Happens" live online. I am particularly drawn to the Kathy Griffin episodes. Kathy Griffin dishing on the Housewives, it doesn't get much better than that. Also of particular interest has been the episodes with Danielle Staub, the certi...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Jul 22, 2010, 1:55 pm
So we are on the verge of what will no doubt be a combination of hellishness and joy, our summer trip to Disneyland. This will be my first trip to Disneyland in summer since pre-kids as we usually go in the fall. I know it’s going to be madness, so just trying to keep expectations in check. For...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Jul 22, 2010, 11:35 am
The year, 1989. Place, my hometown, a suburb on the outskirts of San Francisco. The earthquake, Loma Prieta, the "first major earthquake in America to have its initial jolt broadcast live on television." I was about 1-2 weeks into my first semester as a Junior at San Francisco State. My notebooks w...
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Melissa K. posted an article on Binkies & Bandaids - Life with Irish Triplets - Jul 20, 2010, 12:30 am
Despite the fact that my husband once again joined me for some Bachelorette viewing drama, Monday night was painful. I truly felt bad for Ali as she was blindsided by Frank’s news of his unresolved feelings for an ex. My favorite moment of the episode? When she emphasized how she had given up ev...
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