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 Stench of Boys.
He stinks. His lovely new baby smell lasted for exactly four months. And for the past month, he’s stank approximately 70% of the time. He somehow marinates in his own sweat every time he sleeps, and he wakes up smelling like an entire load mildewed laundry. And the smell doesn’t fade while he’s awake, either […]
Pointless Parenting.
There are moments in every parent’s job that they wonder what good their efforts are producing. How any positive impact could possibly come from all of their hard work. …Trying to logically reason with a teenage girl, for instance. (Sorry, Mom.) …Or perhaps trying to convince a ridiculously cautious four year old to try something […]
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 […]
Covert Lactational Medication Operations.
Caution: Not for the faint of heart. Or men. Or DEA Officers. I’ve been in a state of utter nursing panic. …a panic which I absolutely promised myself that I would not allow myself to experience this time around. I’d been doing so well… even when, at three months in, I knew I wasn’t making […]
The Poo of Reckoning.
All photos contained herein are reenactments. The original event was far too graphic and intense to photograph. It had been three days. He used to not be able to go three hours without pooing. I knew that when it finally happened, I was going to be in for it, so I went ahead and […]
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 […]
In Which I Became Student Work.
There’s something about having a baby and the following attempts to regain a not-sharing-with-another-human body that makes one want to change things up a bit. Get CRAAAZY. You know, like put on makeup even if one is NOT leaving the house. And wear clothes that aren’t two sizes too big. And especially try something new […]
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, […]