A Very Merry Birthday to Me!

| January 30, 2012

I turned 36 last week. Seriously, 36… and I’m just not vain enough to lie about my age. Mostly because I’m not noticing any new wrinkles or crow’s feet and I’m okay that the reason for this is simply because my face is just pudgy enough to fill them out. Gray hairs… nope. None of [...]

Mother Kadam Pooskie

| January 11, 2012

Maggie is 8 years old now. I cannot believe it. In fact, I am in denial so deeply that it has taken me over a week to write this post when her birthday is actually on New Year’s Day. She fell asleep early and didn’t make midnight on New Year’s Eve. The next morning we [...]

On Burns that Look Like Hickeys

| November 7, 2011

I’m all about nurturing the self-esteem of my children. No really, I am. You know, when it’s necessary and all that jazz. Normally, I would give pause and really become concerned about what telling a story involving a burn that looks like a hickey might do to the child with the burn-that-looks-like-a-hickey. Except, the moral [...]

Fezzik, are there rocks ahead?

| May 11, 2011

A conversation on Facebook last night… regurgitated here for your amusement. Amy: “Maggie don’t touch that… Put it down… Don’t touch that!!!” … And… guess who just ripped out a hunk of her hair jacking around with one of those “spring” hair removers? Marissa: Ow! Amy: She’s okay… She’s Maggie which = supernatural resilience and [...]

Less Playhouse, More Teepee

| April 8, 2011

I’m turning a blind eye to the recent winter storm spring rain that has blown through here over the last 24 hours. Today it’s sunny and the skies are blue and clear, I haven’t gone outside yet but I have it on good authority that it’s really chilly for April. Blind eye… so yeah, I’m [...]