So after my last post about football, I’m sure that you all assume that our tailgating crew is among the top tier of the hierarchy of football-tailgating craziness. But I present to you evidence that, although I will not deny our proper belonging in The Nutlawn, the nuttiest we are not. WE DO NOT have […]
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 […]
Instilling Mischief: Painting up the Walls.
My friend Christen and I were working on a project at her house the other day, so Ali and the aforementioned-post-surgery-for-the-bean-up-his-nose Luke got some time to play together. They went into the other room to color together, and I rolled my eyes as I listened to the bossiness that I heard from Ali in the […]
This Just In: Boys Will Be Boys. And I’m Frightened.
So Chris and I were lying in bed last night, doing what couples do when they’re lying in bed at night (checking Facebook on our iPhones), and enjoying reading the sudden outburst of boy mischief being reported on Facebook. The first Facebook Status we read was this one from our friend Rachel G: “seriously??!!?? so […]
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. […]
Disney Creates Skanks.
Disney is a complicated beast. They create characters so lovable (and widely marketed) that no child can go a day without running into them somehow. In fact, my kid doesn’t go a day without pretending to be at least five of them. In the same day. Repeatedly. And not answering to anything but the particular […]
Token Germs.
I’m having trouble concentrating on writing this post. I’m sitting on the bed during Ali’s nap, but totally distracted by the view out the window. No, not the ocean view. The other window. The five gray-haired guys (and one woman) sitting, drinking beer, in the KIDDIE POOL. It seems to me to be an inherent […]
Sleep is for the Sleepy.
First of all, may I defend ourselves… We don’t vacation an extreme amount – I promise!! We just take quite a few small, weekend trips during the summer rather than any extended trips. We actually haven’t taken a week’s vacation since…our honeymoon 9 1/2 years ago. (From which we shamefully came home a day early […]
Three Totally Rocks.
There are a lot of great things about Ali being the old age of three. No more cleaning poo out of diapers is most definitely towards the top of the list… Full and total communication – also nice (although sometimes it might get a bit TOO full and TOO continuous-ad-infinitum for my taste, but no […]
Free Summer Fun!! (Better Late Than Never.)
It’s become a running joke with my friend Ashley and I that every time we’re getting together, we always ask each other what New! and Exciting! Thing! we can do with Ali and AJ. Yet, we almost always end up back at the mall, or back at our favorite lunch places, or back at the […]