There are no guarantees in life. And there are certainly no guarantees in parenting. But now that we are three and a half years into child Number 7, I think I’ve gotten some of the kinks worked out. And since most of us aren’t going to have seven chances to get it right, I thought […]
Less squandering. More participating.
I had one of those mornings. The kind where you get up too late, and then you are scrambling and you just can’t catch up. Where you are trying to fill out the permission slip you should taken care of the night before and then making the lunch for the kindergartener you should have made the […]
I’m a little confused.
Not too long ago, I posted a picture of Number 7 on Facebook. She was wearing a pull up and didn’t have a shirt on. And she had decorated herself with a Sharpie. I thought it was funny. Facebook thought it was porn. And I received a message asking that I remove the picture. […]
Trash to treasure. Cutest. Table. Ever. (And it was totally free)
A little paint goes a long way… Did you know that most paint stores have paint samples that they want to get rid of? Many people return samples to the store after they use them. The paint store has no use for them anymore, and they will give them to you for free. All you […]
I’m still a virgin.
I’m overwhelmed with shit that needs to be plugged in. And charged. And updated. And synched. And rebooted. And downloaded. Or uploaded. I mean, I’ve had the same phone for almost 2 years now and I still don’t totally know how to use it. Well not the same actual phone… The first one I had was […]
Last night I really stepped in it.
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 […]