Puzzling

Puzzling

Don’t you just love doing The New York Times crossword puzzle? In ink? Me, either. Pencil required, friends. And it doesn’t hurt to have a few smart friends to go with that pencil. Or, better, the Crossword Puzzle Dictionary that belonged to my...
Ramblings From the Soapbox

Ramblings From the Soapbox

It’s a bad news, good news day. Bad: The three year old no longer naps every day. Good: He does stay in his room for quiet (ish) time, and he is very tired at bedtime, meaning (almost) no shenanigans. Bad: I have no willpower when there are Oreos in the house....
Run Away With Me

Run Away With Me

Just kidding. I’m not running away, although the thought crosses my mind at least once a day, usually during family meal time. The last time I threatened to run away – after an absurd level of dinner-related whining from the kids – my six-year-old...
What’s On My Bedside Table?

What’s On My Bedside Table?

First, lying. Now, thievery. I’ll explain. I laughed when I read these lines from San Diego Momma this week, and decided to borrow them for my post: Well hello there. Where have you been? Especially since I’ve BEEN HERE THE WHOLE TIME! That kind of counts...
Lying Liar

Lying Liar

That’s me. I promised you feelings and bad words today. I considered simply posting a list of every bad word I could type in 60 seconds, but I’m not up for the resulting spam. The thing is, I wrote this long, feeling-y post and it needs to be edited. It...