So the consensus after concluding Ali’s toddler quotes seemed to be to keep Noah’s quotes here (sorry B-Sides – it’s not you, it’s me.) Even though it seems a bit too over the top cutesy for my usual fare, I’m trusting you guys here – if you let me turn into a gooey sticky blog […]
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Support Your Local Crafter.
Ali gets a $5 allowance every week. She has a nifty little bank in which she divides it carefully between “Bank”, “Store”, and “Church”. She supposedly gets this allowance every Monday, but I’ve been known to forget for months in a row (and she’s been known to let me), so that when I do pay […]
An App for Everything. {And a $100 Giveaway!}
The AppLife. It’s addictive, it’s easy, and it’s how I live. When Noah was a baby, I used an app to track breastfeeding, sleep, and diaper changes (which was a great improvement over my strategy with the first baby, The Creeptastic Notebook.) I have an app to track my womanly cycles (my husband has been […]
The Reality Test.
Two years ago, I tested Ali’s grasp of reality. It was on a whim while driving down the road after she asked me, “Are fireflies real?” The question made me realize how unrealistic some real things are, and how believable some imaginary things can be. I mean really. A bug whose butt rhythmically lights up? […]
Rambling Round-Up.
Chris and I were having a discussion the other night. The kind where I thought we should do one thing, and he thought we should do another. (I take full responsibility for this sort of discussion as I was quite difficult to live with last week, thanks to Pink Eye, a painful reaction to the […]
An Analysis of the Not the Namesake of my Children.
For the past two and a half years, I’ve been intending to watch The Notebook. It all started around the time that we chose Noah’s name. It didn’t take long for the first girl (it was always a girl) to add two and two together to make eight. “OH! How cute! Ali and Noah. Are […]
As I Enter The Asylum,
this will be the last story that I ever tell. It all started a couple of weeks ago. I had promised to meet two friends at The Wish Collection to do some shopping. I was excited, because I hadn’t been back since my original score (and had been hearing about the beautiful finds that many […]
Suggestions Required.
My mind has been busy with two things lately, and I need some input. So pick your specialty, or chime in on both. 1. Orlando 2. The Bedroom. (Sounds fascinating, no?) First. Orlando: So we are planning a short trip to Orlando in July. It’s kinda last minute, and it’s kinda during the worst time […]
Now Hiring: Mom Caddie.
Hey! So I have pink eye. Actually, a more accurate diagnosis would be that I have pink eyes. Which means that it hurts too much to look at this computer screen. However, I’m in luck – last week, I ran across this post that I wrote in 2010 and set it aside to re-share. I […]
Love Well.
I don’t usually get too serious on here, but today I did. I wrote this post as a Christian to other Christians, including myself. I pray that my heart and intentions come through clearly. The woman was on her knees, hunched completely over in the dirt, probably a little beaten and certainly humiliated. Men crowded […]