8-Year-Old: Mommy, why do I needta learn science stuff? Me: So you don’t end up majoring in multi-cultural studies at our local liberal arts university. Eavesdropping Bystander Sharing […]
Deep Thoughts From The U.S. Post Office…
So I received a package in the mail this week. In case you can’t tell, it’s a mangled catalog that I order homeschool materials from. And I’m not […]
A Little Red Wagon…
There they were. All in a bright red row. I walked past them every day as I started my shift for work. As a young college student completing […]
Well, There’ll Be No More Birthdays For You When You’re Dead, Mom…
Jacqui: *sigh* I wish that it was a birthday day today! Me: Well, every day is a birthday day for somebody. Jacqui: Really?? Who’s Sumbubby? Do we know […]
The Hamster Situation: One DOA, One On The Lam, One In Custody
t’s been a day. The kind of day you don’t think about when your five-year-old pleads with you so winsomely for that seemingly innocuous little ball of fluff […]
In Which My Children Behave Like Hoodlums And I Long To Disavow All Knowledge Of Their Parentage
I have confiscated everything that matters to everyone, timeouts have been flying around here like hand grenades and everyone has been banished to their bedrooms for nap-time. *sigh* […]
Of Frownie Faces And Fugitives…
Jacqui proudly claimed her reward — she and her dad had a grand time watching the Chinese dancers perform this weekend (while Kyle and I stayed home with […]