The Pincher

Giving up.

Pin itIn a sense. The talk around the house lately has been Lent. More specifically, what to give up for Lent. We (the family) don’t always give something up… in fact, I don’t think my kids ever have. My spousal unit and I have. Randomly. Wax and wane. Wax on, wax off? Aaaaanywhoooos… My middle [...]

That stubborn tooth!

Caught On Video! Dog Pulls Loose Tooth! No, seriously…

Pin itLucy has had this tooth hanging on for dear life. Neither apples nor daily, solid tugs from dad has coerced this tooth to leave it’s gummy home. Seriously. Enter floss, a daring 6-year-old (who would have preferred to have tied her tooth to a horse) (she LOVES horses) (who was also miserable because you [...]

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The Appendix: Not to be confused with the appendix

Pin it??? I’ve had a bit of a bothersome belly ache lately. Sciatica? Dislocation due to an overly-motivated workout? Regardless… I’m not feeling right. Off and on. For a few days. Just a nudge of discomfort… enough for me to feel complainery… but not enough for one to feel the need to enlist the help [...]

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A Song About Martin Luther King Jr. and A Big Bright Sun

Pin itSo. I found this new song. Well, new to us. Great Big World by Kari Kimmel I was in the car, taking my girls to school when I played it for them for the first time. Almost before a word was sung, Lucy squealed, “THIS IS MY NEW FAVORITE SONG!” The next day we [...]

Oh that's baaaaaad.

Give a kid a hot dog (and permission to microwave it…)

Pin itHave you ever given your 6 year old permission to cook her own hot dog in the microwave? You know… since she knows her numbers and all… 44 seconds. She knows how to press the number 4. Twice. Right? I gave her a nod of permission to proceed with her culinary feat… She INSISTED [...]

That's my kid. In the pink fuzzy boots.

Could you pick my kid out of a line-up?

Pin itIt is quite possible you could. I don’t know. Maybe. I seriously doubt you’d be able to pick my 6 year old out of a line-up. Unrelated, I think it’s stupid they only sell floofy, sparkly purple skirts and pink, fuzzy slipper boots in girl sizes. Yeah… totally unrelated. ******** Never miss a thing! Get [...]

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All Wrapped Up In Her Pink Puffy Coat

Pin itThere are moments in motherhood where I want to jump up and down… call upon The Almighty and yell from the top of my lungs, STOP STOP STOP. STOP IT. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE MAKE TIME STOP FOREVER RIGHT HERE! This morning I dropped Lucy off at school. And as she always does, she tarries. [...]

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Being 6 (and three-quarters)

Pin itI don’t remember being 6. I don’t so much need to because I can just watch my girl… Flying… And bouncing… And just plain being toothlessly happy. Bloody nose and all… What makes you happy right now? I am pretty happy I have all my teeth. And to have that happy bug for a [...]

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Losing teeth and doing taxes

Pin itOh man. It’s been busy. You been busy? I bet you have you busy, busy bee, you! You have probably been busy hiking or finishing holiday snacks or napping or stalking old high school nemesiissses on Facebook. Or maybe you’ve been busy doing taxes or something fun like that. Crap. Taxes. Aaaanywho… In an [...]

The Bowling Circle: Family Tradition

Pin itIt’s like a drum circle. Except it’s not at all like a drum circle. Every time my parents come for a visit, or we go visit my parents… and always during Christmas holiday visits… we drop a serious wad at the bowling alley. Did you bowling is not cheap? Nope. But we do it. [...]

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