Six Year Olds and Exploding Christmas Stars
"You all know that this weekend the planets are going to line up. Do you know what that means?" Twenty six-year-old heads shake. They barely […]
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Stay At Home Mom Takes Seattle. Worries About it.
Bacon-wrapped Dates at Café Neo in Seattle. Me not feeling guilty. Pretty much. You know what kills a mother dead? It's being out of town […]
A Christmas Stocking Full of Baby. Yeeouch!
Seventeen years ago on Thursday I went into labor. A week early. This year we are celebrating the birth of my eldest son almost a […]
Mom vs School Parking Lot vs Dork Gene
I dropped my kid off at her early morning class the other day, while my other kid drove himself to school for early morning jazz […]
Twick or Tweet
Now, you tell me. If this little dude showed up at your door on Halloween dressed like a pumpkin, and he just stood there smiling […]
Mustang, Dang. Minivan? What Minivan?
I drive a M.A.V. (Mommy Assault Vehicle–a.k.a., Minivan.) I have driven one since my second child was born. Yesterday I drove a Mustang convertible. I […]
Overheard at Grandma’s on Labor Day Weekend
"Wait, wait. Let me see your tongue." "Why?" "Just show me. AAAAAAHHH! It's forked! I knew it! It's forked." "No it's not!" "Let's see who […]
The Boy Who Cried Hippopotomonstrosesquipedia
Did you know that Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is much more fun to say than Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious? It is. And did you further know that the word for The […]
Wait! Leaving So Soon?
"Can I wear this?" "That? It's 27 years old." "I know! It's retro. And totally now!" "Er, yes. You can wear it. That's if […]
My Eyes ALWAYS Look Like This When I’m Listening
Do you know what the hardest part of being a parent is? Do you? It's listening to everything–I mean EVERYTHING–your child has to say to […]