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 […]
Common Crazy and The Talking Breast Pump.
There’s a phenomenon in life that I’ll call The Common Crazy. The Common Crazy are all of the things that the majority of us do or think, but are afraid to admit to, because we think we might be the only ones who do or think them, and therefore, everyone else will TOTALLY think we’re […]
Social Media Policy for Labor and Birth
When Ali was born nearly four years ago, I felt like a Social Media Pioneer (even though it would be a couple more years before the term “Social Media” was coined), because I was the first person I knew to nearly-real-time publish birthing information and baby photos on Facebook. And, really, it wasn’t a big […]
Kiosk Warfare: A Guide for Survival.
The mall is a glorious place for Moms of young children. Akin to an indoor playground for both Mother AND Child, it is full of glee-filled places such as Toy Stores, hot dog trucks, carousels, and, of course, shopping. But it doesn’t come without it’s risks – without the dangers of attack. The Kiosk Predators. […]
Would You Like That Deep-Fried or Dried?
Birth, although an amazingly beautiful and miraculous occasion, is, let’s face it, also pretty fantastically disgusting. You’ve got blood and guts and possibly poo and definitely puke and meconium and blood and guts and…Placenta. There’s just nothing pretty about placenta. (I would normally insert a picture of a placenta in all it’s glory right here, […]
How to Act When They’re Expecting.
There’s something about being around a pregnant woman that makes some people lose all sense of proper manners, including (and sometimes especially) strangers. Maybe it’s the pregnancy pheromones wafting through the air….I don’t know. But it’s uncanny, and it only gets worse as the pregnancy continues. Being only 15 weeks along myself, my level of […]
Uncle Joe’s Tot Locker: An Investigative Report.
We have been having an exceedingly odd Winter here in Alabama. In a state where we’re lucky if we get snow once a decade, we have had half a dozen snow predictions in the past three months. And it was because of these unheard of winter conditions that Uncle Joe’s Tot Locker found it’s way […]
Widening Your Blog’s Appeal
….Also known as “The Post Which Makes Me Sick at My Stomach With Nervousness”. I have had several people ask me recently to write a post of advice on how to gain more readers for their blogs and how to take their blog to “the next level”. Now I must say that writing “How-To” posts […]
Carnivorous Creations
Chris has consistently sent me gorgeous flowers throughout our relationship. I have always greatly appreciated this, but have always been burdened with a good bit of guilt at each occurrence of said delivery, because there’s nothing comparably reciprocal to send to a guy. Guys don’t want flowers. Guys don’t want balloons. Guys don’t want candy. […]
Geography, Pre-K Style.
Since the debut of our “states” fun back in April, a lot of people have asked about our progress. So, I finally remembered to videotape it. This project was simple: Two or three mornings a week, I would pull out our states placemat. I would place a small treat on a state, and if Ali […]