I have not been able to find my Y card or my license for over a month. Number 3 was playing with his Y card in the kitchen, and sliding it along the wall, when it slipped out of his hands and slid into about a 2mm crack between the wall and the cabinet. So […]
Archives for June 2013
Crocodile tears.
If you’ve been around here a while, you know I like to watch the Food Network. You know that Giada and her clean kitchen and her awesome cleavage really annoy me. You know that when Ina Garten says to use “really good vanilla” I find it extremely pretentious. You know that I don’t think the […]
Thriftshop, the AARP version.
I’m getting older. The signs are all there. It takes a good 5 or ten steps for me to get up off the couch and walk with no pain anywhere in my body. The recovery time for things I used to do without batting an eyelash has increased significantly. I have wrinkles. On my knees. […]
Nice catch.
I’m no expert on kids’ personalities and how they correspond to their birth order, but I’d wager a decent amount of money that if you have 4 or more kids, that last kid is pretty tough. And, well, Number 7 is not a wimp. She’s also fearless. Which can be really good. But also really […]
Never be late again! The formula for figuring out how long will it take you to leave the house (with children).
When you are a new parent, you are told about the difficulty and importance of installing a car seat properly into the car. What you are not told, is that getting your kids out the door and strapped into that mothereffer is much more difficult. And you have no idea how much time it actually […]
You Make Me Feel Normal
Yesterday I got a message from a reader. First off, I have to tell you that I’ve started and stopped this message probably a dozen or more times. Two words. Self confidence. Life is kind of a bitch when you don’t have it. Aww. I’ve been there. I think we all have. I kept reading. […]