I hate that movie because it’s a train wreck. And I despise all train wreck movies – Ben Stiller and Chevy Chase are my nemeses. Yet, I set myself up. Saying that we needed to reorganize Christmas by illnesses, then post-scripting it with a “no really I’m just kidding – we’ll all be okay by […]
2014 Parents Are the Worst.
Ten years ago, parents used to worry that their kids would embarrass them in the middle of their Christmas plays. Or kindergarten graduation. Or gymnastics meets. Kids. They’re likely to pick their nose and rub their boogers on the child next to them, or perhaps pull their dress up over their head in the middle […]
The Thumb of Christmas Present.
My husband is Clark Griswold. I’ve mentioned this a few times – in his house lighting projects, in his pining and chasing the perfect holiday moments, and definitely in his reaction when those holiday moments are ruined. I have come to realize this, and so I prep him before Christmas morning. “Honey, someone is probably […]
How to Properly Dress Your Children for the Holidays.
It was a bit of a last minute decision. Chris came home from work and was like, “Hey! Let’s go to the mall tonight and soak up some Christmas atmosphere. And see Santa if the line isn’t too long!” So I did what any sane mother would do. I hurriedly redressed my children, changing them […]
Don’t Text and Drive, But Feel Free to Garden.
My poor Flexi the Space Toaster is in the shop this week thanks to a busted water pump, which is entirely not at all cheap to fix. While I wait for her luxury stay at the spa to pass, Chris got me a rental car. It’s a Ford C-Max, which I had never heard of. […]
Just Another Day at the Playground.
My kids are blessedly now both at the age where they are Independent Playgrounders. Aside from the occasional “Give me a starting push on the swings”, they blissfully run around, make friends, entertain themselves, and gift me with a Mommy Break. Sure, I could join the hordes of parents along the perimeter of the playground […]
The Kicking.
Ali and I had downtown lunch plans, so after dropping Noah off at preschool, we decided that the big downtown Birmingham Public Library would be a great place to get a little of her schoolwork done. I have fond memories of the vast expanse that is the downtown library, so I love taking my kids […]
Tales from the Porch Swing.
The kids were playing outside while I was lounging flat on my back on the porch swing. (That happens more than it should. But Motherhood as an introvert is exhausting.) (And I’m exceptionally good at lazy when I want to be.) Noah needed to go to the bathroom, so he headed over for me to […]
The Grade of Two.
It typically happens that each fall, my blog gets all schooly for a while, as my brain is filled with homeschool thoughts and therefore that’s what comes out. But for some reason, that hasn’t happened this year. So either I’m not focused enough on educating my child or I’ve just learned to compartmentalize and not […]
Off to the Races.
“Hey Eli, would you like for me to tell you where to stick it?” These are the jewels that you hear when you travel with a three-year-old and a six-year-old boy. (No, Noah had no idea what he was saying. Yes, he said it in the kindest, sweetest little boy voice ever. Yes, I laughed […]