The only movies that have made me cry – really sob – are Rudy and Brian’s Song. Sports movies, both of them. And I hate Notre Dame, and am not particularly fond of the Chicago Bears! But themes of struggle, camaraderie, & impossible odds mixed with the violent beauty of […]
There were 7 pairs of pint-sized, mismatched socks in my last load of laundry. This means several things: Summer is over. –It will soon be sweater weather. —-That is followed by hat, glove and scarf season. ——Then it will take even longer to get the hell out of the house […]
Hildegard the hippo loves to sing opera and dreams of the spotlight. But really, who doesn’t? When her opportunity finally comes, there’s just one teensy weensy problem: she loses her voice. Murphy’s law apparently applies to immense African mammals too. That’s kinda reassuring, isn’t it? The story of Hildegard reminds […]
We’ve all heard this, right? Another parent or some random, judgmental prick bystander slings this darling of a phrase at you in the mall, at a playground, down the corn syrup aisle of the grocery store, during a family function (hello!). So what in the hell does this mean? What […]
Spent any time in the iTunes app store recently? There isn’t a short supply of coloring/painting/doodling apps for adults and kids alike. I reckon it’s terribly hard to stand out. HeyHey Colors does for us because of it’s clean lines, odd cartoon coloring “pages”, and ease of use for even […]
I’m lucky enough to be participating in a Brother P-Touch ambassador program that allows me to test their product – really put their labels through the ringer – then make use of the device in and around the house. Why am I excited about this? Because sections of our home […]
Maybe you don’t know this. Maybe you should. Drop-side cribs, those bastions of convenience that allowed for easy delivery of sleeping infants to their firm mattresses without a step stool (for average-sized parents) or wrecking your back (for bigger folk, like me), have been banned. Outlawed. Recalled. You get the […]
We are well. The house, yard, and such are as they we’re yesterday morning. Not sure how you spent your Saturday afternoon, but we saw our first hurricane as the perfect opportunity to rearrange the furniture. The dining room table was moved onto the family room’s green carpet. The sofa […]
