Hi! I hope that you’re not even reading my blog right now because you’re relaxing so deeply at the pool or beach. I’m still in syndication here, but if you want to read something completely new, I’ve recently guest-blogged a couple of times for my friend Wade at Birmingham Blogging. They’re pretty geektastic, so read […]
Scoff, All Ye Northerners.
I decided to take the week off since the entire world is on vacation anyway. I mean, when the 4th falls on a Wednesday, the lucky people are gone the first half of the week, the luckier people are gone the second half of the week, and the luckiest people are gone all week. So […]
Mediawkward.
Once upon a time, I got an email from a PR company inviting me to a media dinner at a new restaurant in town. Media dinners are typically fun events, where restaurants feed bloggers and journalists the best of their offerings and hope that they feel the passion to spread the word about their great […]
Photobooth.
My kids are four years apart. That makes me fairly strange in my demographic, but I’m cool with it. (I actually love it and think it is THE WAY TO GO, but don’t tell my friends I said that.) I get to experience two completely different realms at once…especially in cognitive development. Ali’s current mental […]
Never Trust a Llama.
Two days after Noah recovered from Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease, he managed to come down with Croup. Considering that we hadn’t been anywhere for what had to have been centuries due to his ailing condition, I have no idea how he got sick again. But sick he was. (He is completely better at this […]
The Pro List.
You may have noticed that last week wasn’t exactly my best week ever. Between The Sister Wife Causing Me Drama, Noah’s Intense and Long-Lasting Illness, Chris and I both have bouts of thinking we were getting the Dread Disease at one time or another, and oh yeah, this: The kid has only injured herself, […]
When Viruses Go Viral.
The Sunday before last was my week to work in the nursery at Church. I work in Noah’s room, which consists of toddlers between one and two years old. I love that age. (Assuming that no one is in a screaming mood that day, anyway.) As it was a very crowded day in the nursery […]
The Sister Wife Betrayal.
So. Monday night. We were invited to dinner with three other couples. We arranged a babysitter (the fabulous Giann – don’t even try to steal her from us – she’s all ours), and made our plans. Chris texted me multiple times, expressing his anticipation and excitement. “I can’t wait to go out alone with you!” […]
On Creating a Miniature Shopkeeper.
Besides Playing Office, playing Store was my favorite game as a kid. In general, I liked to handle money, make kid-formatted by-hand spreadsheets, and fill out paperwork. (Still do.) I don’t know why I haven’t thought of introducing Ali to the game, but the other day, she suggested it to me. My heart swelled with […]
The Equations of Camping.
Despite my extreme reservations about the June Alabama heat, we went on a family camping trip to our favorite Alabama secret, Buck’s Pocket State Park, this last weekend. And when I say “camping trip”, I mean one night. And for that one night, we rented a camper. Because juggling two kids on a daily basis […]