The awesomely wonderful hubby is 35 today. Yes, I’m keeping a close eye on him for any signs of milestone-birthday-crises… but luckily, since he married a (MUCH) younger woman, I’m not worried about being traded in for a newer model (how much newer could there be?!?) – I’m just keeping an eye out on our […]
Rachel: (Dead) Plant Master.
I kill green things. Really, I kill anything of any color if it has a root system. Part of my issue is most likely a combination of laziness and a detestation of all work gardening related, but part of it is certainly just my inability to maintain life of the Chlorophyllic type. I’m pretty sure […]
The Misconceptions of Childhood.
I distinctly remember a feeling from when I was a kid that I am now knowingly repeating in my daughter. It’s kinda like deja vu, but not. I remember having assumptions about the world – assumptions that my parents had definitely (at least in my mind) confirmed for me at some point, either by emission […]
When Not To Be a Supportive Parent.
Ali had her Cubbies awards program two weeks ago. (By the way – did you know it takes approximately fourteen days to transform a traumatic memory into a funny one? Well now you do.) The idea was to get 25 preschoolers to stand in front of a room full of their parents and cooperatedly say […]
A Mid-Life Crisis, of the Feline Persuasion.
My cat has gone crazy. Not to say that I haven’t had my issues with her in the past, but this time is different…odd…and a bit unsettling in an eerie sort of way. It all started last week when she disappeared. (And, might I add, she is an indoor cat.) We saw her the night […]
The Post that Proves I am an Idiot.
We went on a walk Tuesday night in our suburban neighborhood. As we were coming down a hill about a block from home, Ali suddenly stopped walking and silently stared at the ground in front of her. A snake! (That exclamation point was in excitement, not fear.) I happen to be completely fascinated by snakes. […]
Parenting 101: Little Ears have Big Memories.
With an innocent, offhanded little voice, she asked… “Hey, Daddy?” “Yes Baby?” “Why does Mommy say that it’s not nice for Noah to stare at women’s chests?” Chris falls on the floor and dies. Later that night, after his miraculous recovery,he remembers the cursed conversation with his daughter (although he blocked out his stuttered response […]
Insect Identity Crisis.
Last week, we went to Aldridge Botanical Gardens with Ashley, AJ, and Tessa. We had a lovely time letting the kids run around the gardens, eating lunch, and feeding the embarrassingly large mound of stale bread I had to thousands of fish, dozens of turtles, and one oddly alone Canadian Goose. I also embarrassed my […]
Yes, Virginia, There is a Miniature Giraffe.
It was at least six years ago… It was one of those dreams that you wake up wishing you could return to…and that you remember for the rest of your life. I dreamed that I had a miniature Giraffe. He came up to my knees. And he was perfectly adorable. We kept him on our […]
The End of an Era.
Four years. My friend Ashley and I have gone to lunch once a week, every week, with our kids in tow. Tessa, Ali, AJ, and Noah. Yes, Noah IS in the photo. Seriously – we’ve missed less than a dozen weeks in FOUR YEARS. We do fun things with the kids, too – the Zoo, […]