Happy June, y’all! I’m glad May is over, because it’s always the absolute craziest month when it comes to the end-of-school-year chaos. For some reason, May is when everything school-related is crammed into the span of a few weeks. It’s a constant overload of projects, class parties, permission slips to sign, etc. When your kids […]
(Not So) Easy Bake Oven
You know those times when you plan an activity to do with your kids that you think you “should” do, but in retrospect wonder why you do things you don’t want to do in the first place? Enter the Easy Bake Oven. Easy Bake? Easy my… let’s discuss this toy that I, yes I purchased for my kids. […]
Blood, Sweat & Tears
I had a revelation about (my) experience in parenting that I wanted to share with you; or I thought I did, anyway. Whenever I attempt to share deep, profound thoughts on parenting, that’s when parenting ends up smacking me in the face…. LITERALLY. So I was sitting in the local dance studio the other day, […]
Riding The Vomit Comet
As our best-laid plans often seem to go, I had intended to post earlier this week, telling you all about the insanity of waiting on line in the cold for four hours to buy ticket’s to a 5 year old’s recital. And while that by itself warrants a post, my week was waylaid by a […]
April Fool’s Day Foolishness
So yesterday was April Fool’s Day, which, if you’re a parent, consists of being told all sorts of nonsense by your kids, followed by the chant, “April Fool’s Day!” about 408, 937 times. (Like I don’t spend enough time being foolish, attempting to keep order in a house of 8 people…) Yesterday was also Saturday, […]
