Yo, Thief of Joy! Thy Name is Jaguar
You know that awesome saying from the great philosopher, Pinterest? The one that goes: "Comparison is the Thief of Joy"? Yeah. Well it totally is. The […]
Motherhood
Motherhood-Induced A.D.D.
Dudes. I need a new brain. One that can multitask. I don't mean multitask as in: "Let's see. Gotta take kid1 to the eye […]
Wisdom Teeth. They Ain’t So Smart.
You find out who people are when they're on anesthesia. My Number One Son got his smartypants-teeth out last week and it was highly entertaining. As a […]
In the Fetal Position . . .
My Little Whackjobs and Me, Many Moons Ago. Pre-Fetal Position I just got rat tailed by my apron strings. And baby its a sting that's […]
Scientist Mom: The Duality of Atoms and Kids
So, we enjoyed lunch with a Mathematician/Physicist/Quantum-Mechanic the other day. Dude sat there expounding all over my dining room about how atoms drive some scientists […]
On Friends and Friend-i-ness and What I Learned from my Kid
Yesterday I watched my kid get up and give a little farewell-type speech in our church (because she is leaving to distant shores for quite […]
I’VE DISCOVERED THE PERFECT COLD-WEATHER COAT!
Hey Inventor People and Winter Sports Marketing Folks! Y'all should sit up and listen. You know how you're always yapping on about how important layers […]
My Parenting Understudy
You know what's sad? It's when your college kid comes back home for a semester and does a better job parenting her siblings than you do. […]
Hi. I’m Mr. FatBrain’s Mom.
Littlest Dude when he was Even Littler Dude I'm sitting here watching my littlest dude trying to jam a rod between the wheels of his […]
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 […]