The Puzzling Logic of a Tween
I’ve told my 12-year-old that he can call me at work — if it’s important. Well, apparently I should’ve been more specific, because this is one of the calls I got this week: “Mom, will you look at this hat online real quick? It’s really cool and it’s on...
I’m a Travel Mama!
When Colleen Lanin, a writer and now friend I met at the Type-A Mom Conference, asked if I’d write a guest post for her fabulous site travelmamas.com, I was first flattered. And then flabbergasted. Because where the heck do I travel to? Baseball games? Check. Doctor appointments? All too...
Sweet Shot Tuesday—”Under the Hood”
I’m not a photographer, but I play one on TV my blog. I even have a decent camera, a Sony Super SteadyShot with 5.1 mega pixels and a 12x zoom. Despite the “steady” part of its name, my unblurry-to-blurry ratio is about 1/10. I’ve tried to read the manual,...
Let’s Go to the Movies
We rarely go to movies as a family, so you can imagine how unusual it was for us to see not one but TWO movies this past weekend. First up: Percy Jackson and the Olympians—The Lightning Thief. Boy #1 and I read all of the Percy Jackson books, so...
If This Is the “Royal Treatment”…
I get this a lot: “Oh, you have three boys. So you’re the princess of the house!” (Obviously these are people who do not know me or my offspring.) I’m sure that some moms of boys are treated like royalty. I’m sure they’re pampered and put on a pedestal....
Get Lost in the Interweb
When Husband and I started dating, his family introduced me to one of the most amazing family pastimes—playing “get lost in the country.” Basically, it’s where you start driving out of town and then take turns saying “left,” “right,” or “straight” when you come to an intersection. The goal...
Finding Time—Without Going Cuckoo
So you’ve probably noticed that it’s now been two days since I posted anything. Believe me, people, I’m trying. I really am. After BlissDom, one of my takeaways was that I need to be more consistent and post EVERY DAY. And with my (sister’s) suitcase not even unpacked yet...
Happy (Snowy) Valentine’s Day
The snow is falling once again. And despite the fact that we’ve seen in excess of 50 inches of snow since the first of December, it really is beautiful this morning. Big, fluffy flakes dancing in the sky before blending in with the mounds already covering the ground. Some...