Originally published November 19, 2012, this story is and will remain one of the shining jewels of my parenting career. It all happened on Saturday: It had been a bad afternoon. I felt impatient and emotional, completely unrelated to the fact that I was still coughing and hoarse from the illness that Noah had so […]
Dr Pepper TEN: An Investigative Report.
Originally published October 17, 2011. Although I don’t drink any carbonated drinks anymore, if I did, it would be Dr. Pepper TEN. Because we have a history. And The Doctor emailed me. And it is tasty. On our trip to Atlanta last weekend, Chris and I were introduced, via the ripe discovery grounds of a […]
The Emperor’s New Mom Jeans.
I wrote my first jeans post in 2009 – more as a humor piece than fashion statement, but it did have some valid advice. I readily admit that some of the information in that post is outdated, no longer accurately expresses my opinion about certain items (such as skinny jeans), and that certain items have […]
Never Trust a Llama.
Originally post June 26, 2012, but this reminder cannot be reiterated too many times. Two days after Noah recovered from Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease, he managed to come down with Croup. Considering that we hadn’t been anywhere for what had to have been centuries due to his ailing condition, I have no idea how […]
The Chuck.
I go back and read this post regularly just to remind myself – Never falter. Never fail. Never step foot into Chuck E. Cheese. E. Cheese, that is. Chris and I made it four years, ten months, and three days into our parenting career without crossing his threshold. And we were well pleased with ourselves. […]
Bathing Practices As Indicated in Children: A Scientific Study.
This is some of my most ground-breaking research to date, and I’ve started to feel the shame creep up on me again, so I decided it was time for a re-share. Originally published October 20, 2011. You asked for it, so I’m here to deliver. I collected and analyzed the data that you so generously […]
Satan the Squirrel: Quantum of Solace
This is the sequel post to yesterday’s reshare. Again, it’s five years old, so excuse the poor writing. But I left it in it’s original state, embarrassing though it may be. So what could be worse than a squirrel chewing through my shower wall while I was in the shower? The squirrel coming back, of […]
Satan the Squirrel.
I am re-sharing this story because it’s a good one. But I post it with no small amount of cringing at my five-years-ago writing style. But I left it, mostly intact, for you to judge as you will. Originally posted November 2008. My husband and I have a repulsion for squirrels. If we see one […]
On Meeting the Party Friends.
Chris and I took a few days to ourselves last week and skipped town to celebrate our upcoming anniversary. As such, I got behind on writing. As such, you get a few reruns. I originally shared this post in 2011. But we’ve recently pulled our Wii back out, and I’ve been shuddering all over again […]
$100 Giveaway: New Mom Secrets.
When I had Ali, I was absolutely shocked at how clueless I was in regards to taking care of a newborn. Like seriously – who knew they were so complicated?? It didn’t help that I wasn’t the how-to book type – I just expected to naturally and instinctually know how to care for an […]