- October 14, 2011
- 2 Comments
- General, My Spawn, Parenting/Family
Diligence?
Pin itOr cheap pencils with cheap erasers? I found this bundle sitting on my counter early one morning. I thought, “Wow! My boy is some student! He is so dedicated to right answers!” When he came downstairs for breakfast I held up the bunch, “Dude. You’ve been workin’ hard!” He was all, “Oh yeah. Those [...]
Back-to-School: What do moms do with all their “free” time? [vlog]
Pin itNow that all the spawn are in school – all day… I have been asked, “So whatcha gonna do with all that free time?” I’ll tell you what I’m gonna do… In fact, it seems I have had so much time… I have become a regular photographer and master of text-on-photo! Disclosure: My son’s [...]
- September 8, 2011
- One Comment
- My Spawn
We’re saving trees!!! (A.K.A. Pasta stir sticks)
Pin it A local coffee house provides a green-alternative to those tiny black (and sometimes red) stirring straws… pasta noodles (linguini?)! Recently, I took my children and a couple of their friends to the coffee shop with the pasta stir sticks. The kids started grabbing almost-handfuls full. Of course they did. I chided, “Kids. Stop. [...]
- July 28, 2011
- 2 Comments
- Joel, My Spawn, Parenting/Family
Boys.
Pin itI had to go run an errand. We needed more milk. It was 6:45. At night. And I had pancakes to make for dinner. They don’t call me Jenny On the Spot for nothin’… *dead silence* Aaanywho… The kids stayed home. Dad was home. Don’t judge. Then I came back. With milk. But not [...]
- June 18, 2011
- 9 Comments
- My Spawn
Motherhood, Transitions & The Art of Being Busy
Pin itThey are all really one in the same. One AND the same? How does the saying go? In the last week (give or take a week) I have experienced some pretty big schtuff. I did not sign with a record label. I did not land a contract as a television talk show host. Nor [...]
- June 1, 2011
- 12 Comments
- My Spawn, Parenting/Family
Our Tooth Fairy must have dementia… or a black heart.
Pin itShe failed BIG back in Feb ’09. After 5 days of waiting, Olivia decided to leave a note: Fast forward to oh… say… A MONTH AGO… When Olivia swallowed a tooth. And the Tooth Fairy failed to come. And then 2 weeks later (when we were in Orlando) another tooth fell out… and she [...]
In Which I Go On A Little Bit About My Spawn
Pin itI mean, my kids. Because as much as they make me CRAZY… They make my every day. Do you remember our family photos of 2008? No? May I remind you? Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a [...]
101 Dalmatians Ticket Giveaway
Pin it*Update! Winner! Trinity is our winner! Thank you all! And congratulations Trinity! Look for an email shortly!* I am shameless people. This is a SHAMELESS bragfest. Imma gonna tell you about the local children’s theatre – KCMT.org – the their current production 101 Dalmatians! Look at these sweet pups: There are 101 of these. [...]
Flashback to 2005…
Pin itIf you know me, you know I love to dance. If you DON’T know me, then know this – I LOVE TO DANCE. See? LOVE. So. Naturally. My spawn, has a particular knack for dancing as well. The following video was pulled from the archives. I was motivated by conversation over here to dig [...]
