It’s been over a year since we last used fingerpaints, which means that I had enough time to block all of the memories of attempting to clean a slimey, gooey, multi-colored, covered head-to-foot toddler without turning into a slimey, gooey, multi-colored, covered head-to-foot Mommy. And, the weather has been so gorgeous this week that Ali […]
A Fleaed Foamy Feline.
So I very suddenly and violently came down with an allergy to Oreo on Friday. We’ve had her for five years, and I have always bragged about her amazing hypo-allergenic properties – she doesn’t dander, she isn’t oily – she’s tiny and puffy and pretty and clean. Until Friday. I couldn’t quit sneezing, feeling sinus […]
NYC, From A (Blogger’s) Observation Deck
I’m back safe and sound in my happy little Birmingham now, after my grand adventures in The Big City. Having never been to New York City before, I learned a LOT. Some things that I learned were confirmations of the way I had always “heard” it was. The stereotypes of taxi drivers – totally true. […]
I’m Going to be a Ninja When I Grow Up.
Today was The Big Event, aka the reason that I am in New York City. The event was held at the breathtaking Mandarin Oriental Hotel right in front of Central Park: We were on the 35th floor, and the views were magnetic to all of our over-eager blogger cameras: Only problem: The dang glass (note […]
Barack Obama is a Mommy-Blogger Wannabe.
So you may or may not remember that while I was in Chicago for Blogher, Barack Obama was also there. (I, Of course, assumed that he would be speaking on a panel at BlogHer, but he was oddly missing. I think he might have had hurt feelings by the discriminatory presence of “Her” in the […]
Passionistas, From a Mundane’s Perspective.
Last year when we went to Alabama’s first (in my football watching career) Atlanta season opener, we were delightfully shocked when we found out that there were not only 80,000+ football fans in downtown ATL, but there were also 40,000+ fans of a VERY DIFFERENT variety, also within a one mile radius. Dragon*Con, a convention […]
The Trail of (Arachnid) Tears
Spiders don’t bother me too badly. Roaches are my nemesis. Anything less than a roach, I can handle. So spiders and I are pretty cool most of the time – I almost even kind of like them, because they eat mosquitoes, which makes me very happy because mosquitoes happen to find ME a very, very […]
They Melt in Your WHAT?!?!
We headed down our familiar stretch of interstate today to our beloved Alabama Beaches. I felt GOOD because I was more prepared than ever to entertain my precious toddler for the drive. I brought brand new toys that she had never seen before, new books, plenty of snacks, stickers, and even painstakingly found all of […]
Tube Dating
Chris and I had a “date day” Saturday – Ali went to Gramamma’s early in the morning and spent the night, so we had all day to spend together. Ali, of course, was absolutely thrilled to spend the day and night with Gramamma, but for the first time in her life, she was quite curious […]
Public Service Announcement: Forcing “Fun” Only Results in Soggy Guilt.
So if you haven’t noticed in prior posts, I have, pretty much, the most cautious child ever. Obviously, she gets it from her Daddy. And it has it’s benefits, for sure. For instance, I’m pretty sure that she has NO idea what blood is – because she never puts herself in a position from which […]