I do all of the budgeting, bill paying, checkbook balancing, and money laundering in our family. Okay, not money laundering, but I tell Chris that I do, because he never checks behind me to see how I’m handling our finances. He says that he trusts me implicitly. Some combination of my accounting degree, the fact […]
My (Three Day) Life as a Minivanning Mommy.
Due to obvious reasons, I began my Grand Minivan Challenge two days late. On Friday, I packed up the two kids and headed to pick up our borrowed ride from Serra Honda. Ali wasn’t quite understanding the concept of a car store, so I got grilled all the way there… “So how are we going […]
How Geeks Lose Weight.
For the past four months, I’ve been eating whatever I jolly well pleased, under the OBVIOUS assumption that all of the calories were going straight to Noah. And really, it worked for me. …for a very short while. Then I quit losing…and I actually started to gain weight. Wait. What?? I just had a baby! […]
Social Media Policy for Labor and Birth
When Ali was born nearly four years ago, I felt like a Social Media Pioneer (even though it would be a couple more years before the term “Social Media” was coined), because I was the first person I knew to nearly-real-time publish birthing information and baby photos on Facebook. And, really, it wasn’t a big […]
Kiosk Warfare: A Guide for Survival.
The mall is a glorious place for Moms of young children. Akin to an indoor playground for both Mother AND Child, it is full of glee-filled places such as Toy Stores, hot dog trucks, carousels, and, of course, shopping. But it doesn’t come without it’s risks – without the dangers of attack. The Kiosk Predators. […]
29. And Prepared to Prove it.
So. Today is my last day of being 28 years old. Typically, I’m such a big fan of birthdays (particularly my own) and the personalized attention that comes with them, that I don’t mind at all the thought of becoming a year older. But there’s just something distasteful about the thought of 29. After all, […]
“Grammar”
I am not a writer by education, as I’m sure proof of such is in abundance around here. In fact, the classes I despised more than any other were those of the English variety, mainly due to the title of this blog: they were too subjective – especially in the grading. Especially my first experience […]
All Little Girls Need Beds of Steel…Right?
Remember a few months ago when I ever-so-gracefully broke Ali’s bed? And remember that Chris “made it work” until he could PROPERLY reconstruct the bed?? Well, life got busy, summertime came and went, and somehow, three months flew by with her bed in the “make it work” transitional state. But then, Sunday night was The […]
Portraits of Filth and Bliss.
Abby. Zechariah. Nathaniel. Their cosmetics were provided by chalk, water, and dirt. Some of the artistry was self-applied, Some was sneak-attacked… And some was applied by the traditional (and quite massaging) method of boulder. Back-Art was also provided. And what was my child doing during this amazing bout of pure funness?? Staying as clean as […]
A Geek After My Own Heart.
My kid is a geek. There’s just no way to sugar-coat it, because, bless her soul, she is headed for THE Uppermost Echelon of Geeks. And she can’t really help it – she comes by it quite naturally. She was created by an Accountant and an Engineer. Two geekier parents would be hard to find. […]