I am taking advantage of a short window of time to squeeze in this blog post between visiting the dentist this morning to get cavities filled in BOTH kids (the most fun thing ever) and heading out to see the Lego … Continue reading
You know how sometimes the Universe gives you a gift, but you are too blind to realize it? Well in this case, the Universe is WordPress (this here blogging platform I use, for those of you non-bloggy peeps), and you … Continue reading
There were three things I was taught to love fiercely growing up: God, family, and homemade ice cream. About everything else I could form my own opinion; but there was this unwritten, unsaid expectation that I would hold these three … Continue reading
It started with “My Van Is Stacked.” Then the egos inflated a bit more with “(I’m Not Your) Live-In Maid.” And now it seems my children feel their stars burn too brightly for their mama’s musical productions. Either that, or they … Continue reading
My red and white bulls-eyed world has been rocked not once, not twice, but three times in the past month. I should think it could go without saying I am a willing drinker of the kool-aid that is Target. I … Continue reading
I swear I could faintly hear the collective “aw” of humanity as I checked my Facebook news feed and learned that Ann B. Davis, better known as Alice from The Brady Bunch, had died. Though I had grown up watching The … Continue reading
Remember how excited you were as a kid when you got to school and realized there was a substitute sitting at your teacher’s desk? Well, get excited…because you have a sub today! I am pleased as punch to be turning … Continue reading
The other day, my nine-year-old daughter, Grace, sent an email to my husband and I, as well as to her grandparents. Since she is just nine, those are the ONLY people with whom she is allowed to have email contact. Still, she is … Continue reading
It is four minutes to six. We are sitting at a blinking yellow stoplight, waiting to make a left turn to get Michael to his baseball practice. On par with the way things have been going in our jam-packed life, we are … Continue reading
Originally posted on Crazy Good Parent:
We were speaking of vacation anxiety, right? Maybe you’re familiar with it. The conviction that your children will be injured, maimed or killed by something that, to other parents, seems harmless but to you…
