Way to show me up, you damn box
Our microwave has gone insane. The thing will not turn off. Well, technically what it does is turn itself on when you open the door; the fan goes on, the [...]
Queen Kitschy and Proud
On Friday I turned 37. This birthday has felt a little weird; the number 37 seems, somehow, a lot older than 34, 35, or 36. I’m suddenly much closer to [...]
Burnt on Summer Already
The weather has gotten warm, there is sunlight until nearly 9:00, and I’m wearing shorts every day. It feels so good you hurry to schedule all those fun activities that [...]
The Epiphany
Today I showed Chance how to do a somersault. He was balancing on his head, see, with his butt up in the air, watching TV upside down and all he [...]
So harsh it hurts
I am so frustrated right now. Chance, after no incidences biting other children since this, has suddenly started biting at preschool, just in the last week and a half! He's [...]
The Resolution (or maybe an experiment)
No more TV. I mean it. Except for Battlestar Galactica and So You Think You Can Dance (of course). And all the wholesome children’s programming from which I have no [...]
I’ve missed the memes
I was tagged by Summer with a meme! I’ve noticed that not nearly as many memes circulate as they used to, but I still think they’re fun every once in [...]
Rethinking the Role Model
Chance has been on a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse kick and the more I watch the show the more I realize that there is something really odd going on up in [...]