Maddy finds it extremely distressing when anyone in our family is crying. “To make her laugh,” becomes her mantra as she sets about trying everything she can to make the person feel better. This … [Read more...]
To Make Her Laugh #streamteam
Tips for Holiday Entertaining – Don’t Invite Squirrels!
Somehow over the years I have become worse and worse about hosting people for anything more than a cup of coffee, and maybe a bowl of chips if I’m in the mood for sharing, and Maggie hasn’t found them … [Read more...]
Family Movie Night – How to Trick Your Tweens into Snuggling
While most of my family has plenty of Netflix time, it’s often done in pairs, or on our own. Stolen moments of sanity in the middle of a workday when Nerdguy and I will heat up leftovers for lunch and … [Read more...]
All You Need is Love! (and singing lessons)
Do you ever get annoyed by the songs in the shows that your kids watch? If you say no, I’m going to assume you’re either lying, you live on some kind of commune where there is no TV and you’re reading … [Read more...]
Even the Pylons Were Worried
Nerdguy always says that I would do well in a career in disaster management. I don't think that he means that I can clean up a disaster or direct other people to do so. He's seen me screaming and … [Read more...]
Rev Run at #McDBlogHer
McDonald's brought the biggest food truck I have ever seen to the closing party of BlogHer. I think that it was also a time machine, because I felt like I was transported back to when … [Read more...]
Canada Doodles Printables for Canada Day
Molly and Grace are constantly drawing. Molly likes to draw snails in particular, and Grace’s pictures always have people in them. They both seem very relaxed after they have been drawing, and … [Read more...]
Blog Party
I hope this is a pajama party, because I am super cozy in my flannels while I write this. Nerdguy calls them my twitter pants because they have birds all over them that look like the twitter … [Read more...]
No One Likes a Braggy Pants
There are things that happen in my life that would never be a part of a television show, because they are too obvious, and contrived-seeming. It just isn't good television if it isn't … [Read more...]
Today Was Brought to Me by the Letter M
I wrote this yesterday but fell asleep watching Flashpoint, so play along and replace all of the "today"s with "yesterday"...the room is spinning too much to be historically accurate.MarkerThis … [Read more...]
