Kids. You send them to the Grandparents for a few days, and you miss ‘em like crazy. You can’t WAIT to pick them up, knowing that they’ll run to you, jump into your arms, and hug you, showering their undying affection upon you. Then you arrive, and you are quickly reminded of The Grandparent Effect. […]
My Break From BlogHer.
I have been known to break my nose whilst blogging. I have also been known to visit the emergency room at wee hours due to sleepwalking injuries. I like sticking to a theme. Which is why, I suppose, I took this weekend as an opportunity to break my nose, while sleepwalking, while at a blogging […]
Because Confession is Good for the Soul…
My Mother felt so cleansed of guilt and shame after my post on Friday that she brought me more evidence of my childhood mistreatments that very night. (That and she’s been cleaning out her basement, but that’s beside the point.) As it turns out, The Atrocity wasn’t a one-time offense, nor perhaps even as bad […]
The Awkwardly Intense Busybody Club.
The Public and I have had a challenging time lately. It all started with the Checkout Lady at Michael’s – remember her? The only explanation that I can think of for what has happened since then is that she was so worried about my disdainful care of my infant that she called together an urgent […]
Hacked: A Shame Too Great To Bear.
Every now and then, I’ll get an email from someone with nothing in it but a mighty suspicious link. With a mixture of disappointment, shame on their behalf, and an unhealthy level of Technological Elitist Disdain, I shake my head, hit delete, wonder what the poor soul clicked on to bring such a travesty down […]
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 […]
Mission: First Car Trip.
The Villain: A normally delightfully happy baby… …who has a severe disdain for all things vehicular. The Victims: The innocent parental units and The Sibling, who unfortunately is in the nearest proximity to the villain. Luckily, however, The Sibling has superpower capabilities, making her impervious to the agonizing screams of protest. The Mission: Beach. […]
The Slippery Slope to Pink Hair.
The day started like any other. A random question from Ali at the breakfast table: “Mommy, will you show me what a color wheel is?” So, I did what any Mom would do, and pulled up Google Images. We looked at dozens of different color wheels, talked about primary and secondary colors, and discussed which […]
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 […]
Dropping Off the Kids at the Pool.
Hi, blog world. Noah here. So The Servant Who Calls Herself Mommy took some, what she called, “Stinkin’ Adorable” pictures of me last weekend, so she asked me if I could come up with a blog post to go along with them. (You know, so it didn’t look like she was just filling up her […]