I kind of put a lot of things on hold or pushed them aside for the marathon. So now I’m on a quest to get organized and catch up. I’m also on a mission to become more organized in general. Permanently. I can’t take it anymore. The other day I was listening to Howard Stern. […]
Life at My House
If You Are Four
If you are four and you can’t find your bunny, that is a good reason to cry. If you are four and you can’t take your shirt off, that is a good reason to cry. If you are four and your brother looks at you, that is a good reason to cry. If you are […]
LOL = Laughing Out Loud. LMK = Let Me Know. FRL = …
You know, there’s something to be said for not having any money. Then you can honestly tell the kids that you can’t afford the annoying things they ask for. Like Rainbow Loom. Fucking Rainbow Loom. I had been so successful in avoiding that mothereffer. Number 4 has come home from school every day with a […]
Best. Dad. Ever.
Dear Dad, Thank you. For putting the other dads to shame. By being such an awesome dad. Thanks for teaching me how to use a hammer, a screwdriver, and a drill. Thanks for building the best igloo a 10-year-old girl had ever seen during the biggest snowstorm of her childhood. Thanks for teaching me about […]
Parenting. Sometimes you strive for perfection. Other times, it’s a pass/fail course.
Last weekend I posted this on the facebook page: Tonight is a screw-the-teeth-brushing-get-your-ass-into-bed kind of night. And someone left this comment: ooookay. What brought that on? I wasn’t quite sure what to make of that… That ooookay, with 4 o’s, kind of left me with a feeling of disapproval. And the “what brought that on?” gave me the […]
The terrible twos. They actually start in the ones. And last til the threes.
Yesterday someone messaged me asking for parenting advice. Yeah. Like Dear Abby. I was rather flattered. And then I started panicking. What if I say something, this person takes my advice, and then the problem gets worse? Not Your Average Mom doesn’t know what she’s talking about! So I’ll share what I do. With the […]
