Slice-of-life stories about parenthood
Way back in the olden days when Lenny and I were dating, he planned a big night out for us. After all, we'd been dating a whole six months. Six months! At that point in our lives, it felt like forever. Or the beginning of forever, at least. We were living in LA and he took me to see Rent. I thought it was magical—all the singing, dancing, fighting, struggle, love. From then on, any time I drove … [Read more...]
I can't think of a single mom I know who doesn't worry. Is my son too shy? Will that leave a scar? Am I volunteering in the classroom enough? What am I going to make for dinner since I didn't get to the store again? Are my kids fighting too much? Should I have let them watch that extra cartoon today? How are his pants already too short again? The list of everyday concerns feels never ending. … [Read more...]
As you may have heard, this week is National Princess Week. (Yes, really. Don't question me, I listen to Radio Disney all day.) Since I know many of you have been wondering why I have a beef with the lovely ladies, I figure I should clear things up. … [Read more...]
Luckily drool on the keyboard does not translate to drool on the screen. I keep dozing off this afternoon. Some may blame it on the heat. I blame it (and a few other things) on Lesson #9. … [Read more...]
Recently I was thinking, "Hey, I have an idea for a post that I bet nobody has ever done before." This isn't it. Of course there are tons of Mother's Day gift guides out there, but who am I to deprive you of cool stuff just because other people are doing it? Here are some things that I've come across lately that I would love to get come May 13th. Along with a bright hat made of coffee filters and … [Read more...]
And...this week was Little's Spring Break. Considering we were stuck inside dodging the rain most of the time, it went reasonably well. (For a blogger who needs good stuff to write about, that is.) Lesson #1: Kids can be too comfortable with worms and snails. Since Big was back at school, Little spent his Spring Break making new rainy-day friends—long, slimy ones. He invited them into our … [Read more...]
The other day, Little, Pink and I were in Pink’s room while I changed her diaper doing something fabulous. I heard a noise down the hall. It was familiar, but unexpected since nobody else was home. I turned to Little and said, “Do you hear that?” “Yeah, it’s Pink’s dog book.” Right. Because it’s totally natural for a book—one that requires you to squeeze it to make noise—to … [Read more...]
Everywhere I go, it seems there are Spring chickens hatching. In case you find yourself waiting for or welcoming babies these days as well, I wanted to share some unique gift ideas. If you know of other great mom- or dad-owned businesses, please share in the comments! … [Read more...]
As you know, our family is all about dancing. So you can imagine our excitement when Pink joined in the action. You can read all about it at Yahoo! Shine. … [Read more...]
In honor of the Oscars tonight, I'd like to thank Carleigh, the technical wizard behind this madness. She helps keep things running when I break them, or when technology just decides to be difficult (so you can imagine how busy she is). Not only did she unkink the kinks that had me offline part of last week, she added a Pin It button to the bottom of each post. Then fixed it with a new Pin It … [Read more...]
