The Pup's New Toy.
…hold me. She’s bouncing off the walls of course. Pup: LOOK! Here’s how to put it together. Grab this, put it here. Me: wow. Detailed. How long did that take you to learn? Pup: twenty minutes! (she’s kidding, of course) Pup: Wanna know how to mouth it? Me: You already know how to be mouthy. […]
The Birds and the Bees…
One of my favorite shirts – and my kids favorite too – depicts a bird and a bee whispering, with the caption above their head saying “We do WHAT?!” It never fails to make my kids giggle, and I get a lot of snickering looks from folks when I parade it around town. Because, you […]
Where the 'other' you lives…
As most of you know (but if you don’t, consider this the HI GUYS GUESS WHAT portion of the entry), I live in Alaska, and have for most of my life. One of the benefits of living here is the scenery – we’re surrounded by mountains, and hills and forests and trees and all the […]
Does this qualify her for this blawg?
Ten. Double Digits. “Pre-Teen” OMFG mah baby is HOW OLD? She’s TEN. I’m not quite sure how I let such a travesty happen. Ten years ago today, my ‘surprise’ baby was born, long and lean even then, loud and proud and her very own person from the very start. Not a mini-me, despite her blue […]
But moooooom, I'm Siiiiick!
I have discovered the SURE FIRE WAY to make sure my kids do not get sick at all – have the lovely Deana send me a sample of Triaminic Thin Strips for us to test while we talk about when it’s ok to skip school, and when they need to get their behinds back in […]
