Dr Pepper TEN: An Investigative Report.

On our trip to Atlanta last weekend, Chris and I were introduced, via the ripe discovery grounds of a Quickie Mart, to Dr Pepper TEN. Being an avid Diet Drink Hater up until this year, I’m still trying to discover ones that I can stomach, and possibly even enjoy.  And Dr Pepper TEN was delicious […]

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 […]

Ambassadors for Honesty About Parenthood.

She was standing, staring listlessly at the merchandise on the children’s medicine aisle at CVS. As I searched for Ali’s Ibuprofen, she turned to me and asked, “How do you know what to buy?  I mean, there are so many options.  It’s just overwhelming!” I looked into her eyes for the first time.  She looked […]

Baby v. Food

Hi! Noah Here. And welcome to Baby v. Food! I’m a food fanatic who’s only been eating for about two months, but I haven’t yet met anything I didn’t like to eat – food or otherwise. Now I’m on a mouthwatering journey to pig out as often as possible, and take on the Mommy’s most […]

Tiny Bits of Grace.

Ali has an absolutely precious Sunday School teacher named Miss Bobbie. She is about my parent’s age, has grandkids the age of my kids, and is currently undergoing chemotherapy. …yet she still has the energy, somehow, to wrangle and teach a group of four year olds every other Sunday – and constantly be bubbling over […]

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 […]

Mommy Is Not Your Servant.

“Hey Mommy – Can I have some more apple juice? My cup is empty.” “Sure, honey! Just a minute and I’ll fix it for you.” “Okay! I’m going to go play in the Living Room. You can bring it to me in there.” SCREEEEEEEEECH “OOOOH no you didn’t, girlfriend. Before you were born, I endured […]

Yard Bunny

We have, despite our suburb-dwelling ways, what Ali calls “A Friendly Outdoor Pet” named Yard Bunny. YB can be seen in our backyard, side yard, and occasionally even front yard nearly every single day. We have a beautiful symbiotic relationship with her – we love watching her, she loves eating our weeds-that-are-pretending-to-be-grass, and she acts […]

How to Act When They Have a Baby.

You know how some people contract an illness of ridiculous speech when you’re pregnant? Regarding that disease, I have grave medical news: that craziness doesn’t always fade after you deliver your baby.  In fact, in some cases, it can grow worse throughout your baby’s infanthood. I experienced someone with a most serious case of the […]

How Geeks Lose Weight.

For the past four months, I’ve been eating whatever I jolly well pleased, under the OBVIOUS assumption that all of the calories were going straight to Noah. And really, it worked for me. …for a very short while. Then I quit losing…and I actually started to gain weight. Wait.  What??  I just had a baby! […]