Ali talks incessantly. I listen occasionally. (Keeping up with six-year-old girlversation is hard, y’all.) And, even though I said that it was time to retire her quote-keeping, there have been a couple of exchanges recently that have stuck around in the turnpikes of my brain. ~~~~~ When we were on vacation, Ali and I found […]
Blog Roll
Legoland: On Making a Theme Park for Introverts.
Legoland. The day we heard it was being built in Florida sent chills through our spine. My husband was born to be a Legogineer (if only we wouldn’t have to move to Denmark) and has trained both of our children in the appreciation and art of the Lego craft. Ali can build a Lego set […]
In Which I was Rejected By Disney.
It all started with the Orlando Airport. We had every intention of taking all of your fantastic Disney advice, but Orlando’s airport did us in. Okay, really it started with the Birmingham airport, but I have fonder feelings toward my own airport than those of other municipalities, so I think I’ll begin the blame at […]
On Sustaining a Cacao Habit: A Guide to Artisan Chocolate.
So I know that I was really mean, cruel, and otherwise horrible to you guys a few weeks ago. You know, when I dangled my discovery of artisan chocolate in your faces. Without giving you any advice on how to satiate your new need unless you live in Atlanta or Asheville. (And as far as […]
Birmingham from Within.
Yesterday, I headed back downtown to get my heart monitor. I wasn’t remarkably excited about the errand, but I was distracted from that when I found everyone’s favorite word to hate, in graffiti form. A few weeks ago, I had seen “Moist” on an interstate overpass, but I wasn’t quick enough to get a picture. […]
Snoop Mommy-Mom.
My husband required me to title my post by that name if I was going to show this picture. So there you have it. (And no. That is a completely legit breathing treatment.) Last week, I got the pleasure of visiting many doctor’s offices. Besides still struggling with my eyes, I’ve had some other somewhat […]
Passing the Torch.
This is a guest post by my Dad. Besides being an expert mechanic on all things and especially those antique, he is a writer, an artist (one of his pen and ink drawings can be seen below), a Tech Inspector for the Le Mans racing series, a beekeeper, a Chicken Coop Designer, an adventurer (I’ve […]
Snapshots of Summertime.
This feels like our first real summer with kids. I’m not sure exactly why, except that maybe this is the first summer after a “real” year of school, and it’s also the first summer that we’ve had two KIDS, not a kid and a baby. And we’ve been relishing in it. Noah’s been learning a […]
Mansserole and Baked Zucchini Fries: Happy Him, Happy You.
My Father didn’t (doesn’t) approve of the concept of the casserole, nor did his father before him. There are long-held male beliefs in my family lineage that women sneak things into casseroles that should not be there, and so they have been denounced for many generations. So in 2001, when I made my first […]
An Ode to The Duke.
Disclaimer: Not for the Ladylike of Heart. I’ve been feeling a small measure of guilt recently about our non-existent household rules about “potty-talk.” Perhaps these rules don’t exist because our children are more polite than us. For instance, I might have been heard singing the song, “We wish you a Merry Pooping, We wish you […]