The Irony of Vomit
The Irony: Last week, I was thinking to myself, “I need to take the kids in for their flu shots.” It had been on my to-do list since earlier in the fall, along with a lot of other items. But I put...
View ArticleAntler Up
I can’t believe I missed it. The bloggy event of the year. I’ve been so busy lately, I forgot to enter Taming Insanity’s Antler Up competition. I’m so bummed about this, for several reasons: Besides...
View ArticleIn search of marital equality
I blame it on my math minor. But the fact is, in my day job, I’m a person that lives by numbers, formulas, and stone cold logic. I like it when things add up. Life makes sense that way. When I come...
View ArticleMy High-Spirited Girl
She has always been my high-spirited child. And, yes. That has always been our more politically-correct way of saying she’s all fire and ice. From the moment she came into this world, she made her...
View Article10 Days and Counting: The pity party commences
I don’t like it when my husband has to travel for work. So, when he leaves, I often take the opportunity to throw myself a pity party. I like to whine about the evenings that seem to stretch on. And...
View ArticleAn open letter to the imaginary friend living in my house
Dear Coco, When you first moved in to my house a while back, I thought you were cute. Well, not literally cute. I mean, I couldn’t see you, after all. None of us could. But Chip could. And I thought...
View ArticleBring it on, Tooth Fairy. Bring it on.
It’s amazing how much hubub we parents make about our children’s teeth. It begins even before they make an appearance, actually. “She’s teething,” we say to onlookers in the restaurant, as we try to...
View ArticleC’mon baby, light my Kindle.
I’ve never been much of a book person. Granted, over the past 6 years, I’ve read plenty of books. But most of those have been picture books, board books and, generally, anything impervious to...
View ArticleI Love You to Death
“Needless to say, mom was pleasantly surprised to learn that the card her daughter made her was not a death threat… but in fact, an early Mother’s Day card.” Translation: "Happy Mother's Day" Happy...
View ArticleThe Favorite Ones
“You’re my favorite, you know.” She would whisper the words conspiratorially in our ears. I can still see the little twinkle in her eye as she’d utter the sentiments quietly, so that no one else...
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