It was 3/20…known more importantly as the First Day of Spring…
The very best part of this was seeing my husband’s face after he took them off to make this…many hours later. He looked like he’d been hit by a bus–the background story of this clever montage of loving, happy children involved a lot of [...]
Archive for March, 2008
My Birthday Card
Posted in children, love, photos, words on March 27, 2008 | 20 Comments »
My Kitchen is Spotless
Posted in family, home-ly duties, parenting on March 24, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Trying to get my kids to pick up their toys and put them in the basket usually involves various manipulations: “How many can you put away in the time I count to ten?!” “Who can put the books away the fastest?” and, the unfortunate, “I swear, I will throw all of these out [...]
Quirks? What Quirks?
Posted in family, meme, nature, parenting on March 21, 2008 | 6 Comments »
You pegged us, bluemilk–we’ve got quirks. Thanks for tagging me for this meme. I should be writing down my kids’ quirks all the time–I think I’ll never forget this stuff, but then I do…
Right now, our quirkiness includes…
1. Chris says “crocogator” for crocodile and for alligator. Crocodiles are discussed ad nauseum in [...]
Look! B00bs!
Posted in feminism, gender, media, pop culture on March 18, 2008 | 5 Comments »
A fun movie–fast-paced action, clever twists, entertaining acting, even a couple thoughtful social commentaries woven in…
And then, an inexplicable scene where the two detectives–one in particular–become so impressed by a witness’ breasts that the entire film disintegrates into a series of Beavis and Butthead moments of, essentially: “Heh, heh, look at her b00bs!” [...]
Random Kindness
Posted in community, parenting, public parenting on March 11, 2008 | 8 Comments »
I was sitting with my kids in the cafe area of our grocery store the other day. Two women came up the steps, and I noticed them survey the crowded area, then make their way to a table–one stopped by our table first and leaned over to me to say, kindly: “Hello there…did [...]
Give Them 30 Seconds…
Posted in family, parenting, pregnancy on March 5, 2008 | 8 Comments »
I was quite sick this morning. So as I am literally getting sick, this is what I hear:
“Mom, can I have some grapes now?”
“Mom? Grapes? Me, too!” I feel a tug on my shirt. A more insistent tug.
Then the computer keys start getting pounded.
Then I hear papers ripping.
I’m helpless–but only for [...]
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