2011 Reflections and Anti-Resolutions for 2012
n. res·o·lu·tion 1. The state or quality of being resolute; firm determination. 2. A resolving to do something. 3. A course of action determined or decided on. Last …
Toy Story Birthday Party
This was Baby Dude’s first big-deal birthday party, where he was old enough to realize everything happening. He’d been talking about it being his ‘birt-day” …
Baby Dude is THREE!
Hi. I’m Baby Dude.Today, I’m fwee (three).I wike Tars (Cars) and Buzz Wite Year. And Woody. And “Po Sawrai” (Power Rangers Samurai).I wike to eat …
Pre-teen Chef (aka Ways to Make the House Fill with Smoke and Pride Simultaneously)
My son offers to make hot dogs and macaroni and cheese for lunch. A little too young to do it himself without supervision, I move …
The “Eh, I’m fine” Syndrome
I want someone to slap my hand if I ever say that to you. If I don’t look okay to you, and you say to …
An Ode to My Husband. He is Awesome. The End.
(I apologize if I get mushy here, folks, but I can’t in good conscience go another day without letting everyone know how awesome he is. …
Baby Dude’s First Big Boy Hair Cut
“Mama, I pit ewe fwowaz!” (Baby Dude speak for “I picked you flowers.”) And then, as if on cue, he says “Cheese!” He goes to …
Worst Tooth Fairy EVER
You know we continue to suck at The Tooth Fairy when.. 1. Your child loses a tooth and you don’t even know it.2. Daughter tells …
Our Homemade Christmas Tree
Over the years, we’ve accumulated many of our children’s crafts, as well as made it a family tradition to get each family member a commemorative …
First Band Concert and Celebrating “The Firsts”
The day he was to “try out” to get into band, he was unfortunately sick. In fact, he forced himself to go to school that …
A Poopie Kind-of Day
I woke up to it looking like this, today. Yuck. It didn’t get any better out the back door, either (much to my dismay). (I’m …
Quiet Improvements
It’s the ever-popular storyline – mom has plans, baby has alternate plans. Baby wins. And it used to really get to me. I woke up …