History Will Show … er, Never Mind
My littlest dude recently did a big ol' history project in which he had to research five explorers and make Explorer Trading Cards out of […]
Childhood
Contracting Fall-itis. It’s the Pencil’s Fault.
I need someone to tell me what it is about pencils and pens and protractors and spiral notebooks and cute little locker magnets, and glue […]
Banff, a Bear, and Bathing in a Sink
A Note Before We Start: My spam told me today that it "harmonized with [my] writings." Well, I didn't hear no harmonizing, honey. If you're […]
Wait! Come Back! That Growing Up Thing Kids Do.
I'm spending the day–and much of next week–sending my peeps off to various camps and cousin visits and waving Oldest Child back to college after […]
I Never Knew Books Could Do That
“I never knew books could do that.” “Do what?” “Take me away from this place and make me forget.” It’s intermission for “Beauty and the […]
Men Are From Mars. Women Aren’t.
We moved to Germany when I was ten. As a side-note, a few of my children have been ten years-old, so I know how young […]
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 […]
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 […]
Doggone. Mostly Because DogNeverHere.
My kids think I’m the most evil mom on the planet because we don’t have a dog. They are deprived. Their poor scarred little psyches […]
Gentle as a Buldozer
Do you remember that one time two days ago when I decided I wasn't a terrible mother, and then one of my kids did something […]