I’ve seen your posts in the closed school Facebook Groups. I’ve seen your posts in the open Facebook Groups. And I’ve been in your shoes before. In fact, even with our sixth kid last year, I was still you. Freaking out. So I get it. Our youngest has her first day of kindergarten six days. She has […]
This is a good story.
I have a story to tell you. It’s kind of two parts that eventually come together. Here is the first part… I have recently reconnected with an old friend from high school. We weren’t particularly close friends back then. He’s two years younger than me, and actually better friends with my brother who was in his […]
Picture Imperfect
We got our Christmas tree this past Saturday and then on Sunday we put it up and decorated it. We have a Christmas tree decorating tradition where my parents come up to the house to help. We have a fire in the fireplace and play Christmas music. Then we usually eat pizza and have dessert […]
We could all use 26 Days of Kindness right now.
Sometimes when serious things are going on in the world around me I wonder, should I be writing about this? On September 11, should I be writing something serious? On Veterans Day and Memorial Day should the posts I write have something to do with those holidays? Because this started as a humor blog. It […]
No explanation necessary, thank you.
I remember when I started writing this blog, I thought to myself, I will really feel successful when I get a comment from someone who isn’t a friend. Or a relative. And then it happened. A comment from someone I had never met. It was exciting! A rush. It felt good. Three and a half years […]
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 […]