I used to blog at theweirdgirl.com. All of that writing lives here now.
All my extremities are numb
TOday we went to the Great Stomp Off. Which is like a harvest kicki off festival thing at a winery. Thye have wine stomping contests and everything. Keen won a [...]
Indications that your household is watching too much Adult Swim
“Bom bom BOM! Ba ba Bom BOM! Bom bom bom... ba bom.” My son humming the opening notes to “Smoke on the Water”. As he builds with his blocks, as he plays [...]
The Consequences
I’m feeling a little better about the whole biting incident. I mean, not better that it happened at all, but better in general. It helped tremendously to pick my son up from [...]
Fetishism Support Group Wanted
I rarely talk about this but… I have a secret affair going on. I love office supplies! There is just something about them… the pens, the sticky notes, the various and sundry [...]
Weighted in the Season of Light
It has been a heavy summer. I have several friends who have gone or are going through some really rough times this summer. I’ve been hesitant to talk about them [...]
Time-Sucks for a Monday
Lots of folks have been doing the Simpson avatars lately. Well, I confess, I did one too… a few weeks ago and it was HIDEOUS! Ridiculously unflattering, so I didn’t [...]
I’m Such a Sucker for Over-the-Top
I’m officially in love with Californication! That new show with David Duchovny? Even though I got all snarky about the name on another blog’s comments, I’ve got to take it [...]
Crispy
Back home! Our trip was nice. Not fabulous, not horrible (though there were those moments)... just nice, in the way that traveling with small kids evens out to be. It [...]
Breather
We're off for a little vacation of sun and play without any technology whatsoever, so the posts will be non-existent for a few days. In our absence I'd like to [...]
Foggy Bloggy Mind
So, over the weekend this blog celebrated it’s two year anniversary! I’m a little stunned. I also feel a bit dorky (again… why does this happen so much?) because at Blogher a [...]
Why Parents of Toddlers are Healthier than the Average American
The daily workout:Bend at waist 20 times sequentially, intermingled with squats, at least five times a day because toddler has decided that the phrase “pick up your toys” no longer [...]