I spend a lot of time at Costco. It’s where I buy about 90% of my groceries. It’s where I can get a big ass ice cream for my kids for a super low price. It’s where I can order a pizza that’s delicious and fairly inexpensive and ready to eat when I’m done shopping. I […]
Humor
TGITLMOTSY (Thank God It’s the Last Monday of the School Year)
We are in our last week of school. Yesterday was so nice that we let the kids stay in the pool after Number 3’s baseball game and then we ate outside on the deck and then we had to get the little guys into bed and well, I had put off telling everyone to get […]
Birthday Party Guidelines For Your Child’s First Eighteen Years
1 year Don’t have a party. Your kid won’t remember. And you will spend most of your time trying to keep him or her awake when it is nap time or bed time. You don’t need to waste time making an Elmo cake from scratch or waste money on party decorations and food and booze […]
The Senior Citizen Contract
Somewhere along life’s path something happens. There is an invisible line that you cross. A switch that gets flipped. And you inevitably go from semi-cool parent to really-cranky-old-person-who-forgets-the-first-seventy-five-years-of-your-life. I’m really hoping I manage to avoid crossing this line. But I know how I am now. I can’t remember what day it is most of the time. […]
Why I Use The F-Word
The other day I received a comment on the Facebook page in response to a post I had written. It was mostly complimentary. But here was one part of it: …Why do you use the F word. You do have a lovely family and I would love not to hear your children use it… Hmmm… […]
The 10 Qualities Women Really Look For In a Husband
The other day I was wasting time on Facebook and somehow I ended up reading an article entitled: 10 Qualities Your Future Husband Must Have. It was full of things like a strong moral code, and a good relationship with his family, being selfless, respecting your femininity and other stupid bullshit like that. Sure, I […]