Five Benefits of Taking My Husband Along to BlogHer. 1. His analytical and strategic skills make me look like a novice. He had a plan, he knew what he was doing, and he would set up fabulous opportunities to show off our professionalism and class. 2. As the last photo also attests, he is willing […]
Zulily: The Burning Questions.
I do love me some Zulily. Half of Ali’s summer wardrobe, including her Easter dress, arrived via Zulily. Every morning, I fit it into my routine to peek around at the day’s sales before my miniature tenants wake up. Besides the benefit of getting to shop the best deals for both me and the kids, […]
Marital Relics.
Eleven Years. Eleven years* seems so much more than ten years – ten years is a nice, neat, clean decade. But eleven years – that’s, like, more. So it got me thinking: what is left from our wedding? We’ve moved twice, and bought four vehicles, and created two humans from scratch in those eleven years […]
“Grammar”
Originally Published October 7, 2010. I am not a writer by education, as I’m sure proof of such is in abundance around here. In fact, the classes I despised more than any other were those of the English variety, mainly due to the title of this blog: they were too subjective – especially in the […]
Can’t Buy Me Love.
The CEO of my bank is a Tween Girl. She is sitting at the top of her skyscraper downtown in her pink bedazzled office suite, chewing Bubble Yum, flipping through her Justice catalog, painting her nails a fabulous shade of Purple Me Tender, and talking on her jewel-cased iPhone. “I know, like, right?? He is […]
The Atrocity – A True Story.
She was young when she committed the crime, a crime that would scar me deeply and shape who I am today. She was so young that I’m sure she didn’t realize the full breadth and consequences of her actions – no one had taught her any better, after all. Guilt subconsciously crept in and flooded […]
Of All the Swimsuits in All the World.
We are currently enjoying the lovely beaches of Saint Augustine, Florida. Since a majority of my day Sunday was spent on the sand cuddling a certain charming little someone, I had plenty of time to take in the sights. And there were plenty of sights, just waiting to be taken in. But the strangest sight […]
Utterly Odder Parts of Life.
I ran across this anniversary card a couple of months ago when buying one from Chris. I’m pretty sure the “husband anniversary” category marker should be replaced with a “Sentiments that should never be written in gold foil” category marker. Speaking of cards, I received this card in the mail from our state’s governor, congratulating […]
Attack of the Greeks.
Noah here. I’ve got a lot on my mind today, so The Servant Who Calls Herself Mommy said I could use her blog to sort it all out. You see, Ali warned me about our Greek Heritage, and the resulting follicular fallout that has already attacked her. She said that it would likely ravage 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 […]