A year or two ago I realized I had a facebook friend who I didn’t know at all. We’ll call her Virginia. I had no idea who friended who or when it even happened. Well, Virginia is very funny. And she was kind of pissing me off. Who the hell is this Virginia chick? I […]
Your Daily Dose
It’s not over til it’s over. Especially if my grandma is involved.
My grandparents didn’t exactly have a healthy relationship. Or a happy one. My grandfather was not an easy person to get along with. I wrote a little bit about him last Memorial Day here. My grandmother, on the other hand, is a different story. I would describe her as the quintessential grandma. Sweet, thoughtful, caring, compassionate, hands-on, crafty… […]
Proud Mommy, Part 3
We live in a really old house. 1787 old. The latches on the kids bedrooms are those old school wrought iron kind of latches. Kind of like this: Sometimes they get a little bit stuck, and the kids have a hard time opening them. One of those times was about 3 years ago. Number 3 was […]
The Kotex Phase
Before you have kids you hear all about the phases your kids are going to go through… You go to the doctor’s and they ask you all the questions to make sure your child is progressing the way he or she “should”… Does she respond do your voice? Is he sitting up? Does she pull […]
Liar, liar, pants on fire.
Somewhere between the ages of 2 and 3 your kid discovers the concept of lying. You know, like this kid. If you don’t know who he is, his mom put a video of him trying to lie his way out of eating a bunch of sprinkles on YouTube. He’s become a viral sensation. And he’s reached that wonderful […]
10 Things I Do Not Want to See On Valentine’s Day
Top 10 Things I DO NOT Want to See on Valentine’s Day 1. Chocolate. You know I’m on a mission. 2. “Romantic” table decorations. I’m married. We all know that shit is for single people. 3. Any lunch box that looks even remotely like this one. You know how I feel about lunchboxes. 4. “Simple” and “easy” […]