8 years ago you came into our lives. Fisher-Price Ocean Wonders Healthy Care High Chair. You were around for a lot of firsts. First solid food… First haircut. First birthdays… You even managed an appearance on a second birthday. You were there for family meals. And celebrations. You tolerated the kids covering you with stickers. […]
Parenting
A Christmas Miracle
The other day I went to the gym with a friend. We were running on the treadmill, and I was telling her about Mount Poo-suvius. She told me a story about her grandfather, and how he was very religious. How when he was faced with a difficult situation, tough times, no money, whatever, that he […]
All I really need to know I learned from a Costco receipt.
I’ve been a bitch to my husband again. And again, don’t get me wrong, it’s not for nothing. He deserved it a little bit, but I need to get over it. I haven’t really spoken to him, unless it was absolutely necessary in about 4 days. I fell off the sleeping-in-the-bed wagon a little while […]
Mount Poo-suvius
I had a seriously shitty day on Monday. And when I say shitty, I mean shit. eeeee. Number 2 is on a movie making kick. Every night he and Numbers 3 and 4, and sometimes 5, go down into the basement to make a movie. Two nights ago the four of them were down there […]
The Christmas Bucket List
I hate winter. But I love Christmas. I love the lights. I love the tree. I love the smell of pine needles. The feel of the fireplace. I love Gene Autry, Bing Crosby and David Bowie, Mariah Carey, and Harry Connick Jr. I love Rudolph and March of the Wooden Soldiers and It’s a Wonderful […]
Don’t fill your home with more crap today. Fill it with more memories instead.
I have spent the past 3 weeks clearing crap out of my house. I have uncovered things I forgot I ever had. I have found toys that haven’t been played with in months. Today is Black Friday. Hundreds, thousands, millions of people will spend today “saving” money. They will kick off the holiday season by […]