I love the prospect of starting a brand-spanking new year. It always makes me think that anything’s possible, at least until I wake up on January 2 and see that the house is still trashed, my kids are still talking back and instead of eating only fruits and veggies I’m already having Hostess Twinkies for [...]
Well, kids, it’s been a bumpy last few weeks here in the Boogers & Burps house. Sickness and crabbiness seem to be running rampant, hand in hand, and Christmas keeps coming at us like an out-of-control freight train. There’s just no slowing it down. To give you a glimpse of what’s been happening [...]
If you ask Mom what she wants for Christmas, her initial response will likely be something like, “Oh, I don’t need anything” or, if pressed, “I’ll love anything you pick out!”
Don’t buy it.
What Mom really wants? A smart phone.
Even if she doesn’t know that she wants one yet, she will [...]
It’s so funny to see things from your kids’ perspectives, especially when it involves the concept of time. Here’s a conversation that played out in my house, just this morning.
Boy #3: “Mom, was Grandma alive in the ’80s?”
At first I thought he was talking about the 1880s. Then I realized he [...]
I’m trying to get into the Christmas spirit, people. I really am.
But sometimes, despite how much I love the Christmas season, it also makes me a little grumpier. I think it’s because I love it so much that I also become more easily irritable and disappointed when life isn’t playing out like [...]
There are certain artists who seem timeless, like they could be dropped into any decade and still be relevant and true. Norah Jones is one of these. She has a voice that defies time, yet she makes every sound that passes her lips seem fresh and new.
I swear, I could listen to [...]
As I’ve been searching the Internet and stores over the past week for the “perfect” gifts for the people on my Christmas list, I’ve found myself seeking out gifts that support a charity or cause. I mean, what’s better than giving a “double gift”? It’s a gift not only for your sister or [...]
Remember those after-school specials? You know, the ones that aired at 4 p.m., before the days of Direct TV, the Internet and over-scheduled kids (when we were actually home after school)? Well, YourTango has brought back the After-School Special, tackling the issue of social media addiction, a subject that, had social media been [...]
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