Literally
Pin itChildren. They are such literal thinkers, no? This morning at breakfast my 7 year-old daughter inquired about a song, Mom. You know that Annie song, “Tomorrow”?… It says, “Bet your bottom dollar”… Um… Is… Is that a bad song? It took a moment, but I realized what she was thinking… Can you imagine what [...]
Personal Thoughts on Using Facebook & Twitter
Pin itBut first, a video: Crazy, ehh? This is a different world for us. For our children. How do we navigate this new social world? I recently went on a bit of a social media fast. I am still processing what changed for me. Some quick thoughts: I feel like I lost ground… in the [...]
Can I Be Totally Honest?
Pin itThis weekend sucked. I was going to “fluff” up the “sucked” part and be all, “This weekend was Stinky Stinkerson.” But if I wrote that, the the “totally honest” part of my title would not have been “totally honest”. It was not a weekend of illness. Nor a weekend of tragedy. Nor a weekend [...]
The Popular Girl
Pin itOh snap: I thought I’d go looking around the YouTube for tips on how to be popular. Because… as a grown 36 year-old woman I need to be looking for tips on how to be popular. Right? And there you have it. A whole other level of ridiculous. Seriously? Since I found nothing, I [...]
The Outtakes of a Video on Friendship
Pin itMy friend Lisa of The Blozulfog and I made a little video about managing online and offline relationships. Stop laughing. I sent off a 44 second edited version (cut from 8.5 minutes of footage!) to BlogHer. It was supposed to be 30 seconds. I just can’t seem to be not-long-winded! In word or video-clip. [...]
WNBA: The Seattle Storm vs. The Detroit Shock
Pin it Can I just say, “Fun!” I want to be up-front… I was given an opportunity to take all five members of my family to the Seattle Storm vs. Detroit Shock WNBA game on July 15th. We were treated to complimentary tickets, food, and even passes for autographs by a couple of the players [...]
It Smells Like Jenny on the Spot
Pin itThat’s what my 7 year old daughter said after watching a fireworks show on the 3rd of July. Yes, the 3rd. My community and another local small community around here do a “3rd of July” fireworks show. Though my own community puts on quite a 3rd of July display, this year we headed to [...]
At first I thought this was funny, but maybe it's just wrong.
Pin it ***** In keeping with the “No, maybe that was more wrong than funny” theme… Here’s a little conversation one might have overheard at our dinner table not too long ago. Boy kid (eldest): I don’t want to sit {here}. Why can’t I sit right {there}? Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on [...]
Every Kids Needs Daddy – Happy Father's Day, Dads!
Pin itI believe men really get a raw deal in these days of such progressiveness. And maybe I shouldn’t use this video in a courtroom to defend my forthcoming argument on why I think kids need they daddies. But, c’mon. That was AWESOME. I read/see/observe slam after slam after slam on how poorly men behave, [...]
My Incredible Boy
Pin itMy boy. He is full of amazing. I adore him with more that my heart can hold. I don’t feel like I deserve to be his mom, but I am so proud to be the woman who gets to be his mom. I am blessed. When he was a toddler and preschooler, we had [...]
