One of the paradoxes of parenting young children is that you can long to be close to them and yearn to be away from them at the same time. Today I’m spending the better part of the day away from …
Book Club Slacker
I have 221 pages left to read in my book club book. Our book club meets tomorrow morning. I’m a total book club slacker. But I’m also a zealous optimist, and I’m confident that I can get those 221 pages …
Snotty Little Kids
Fair warning: If you’re creeped out by bodily fluids, you should stop reading right now. You may also want to reconsider motherhood, because at some point, you’re going to find yourself where I am at the present moment . . …
How to Build a Geodesic Dome in 20 Not-So-Easy Steps
Today the moppets and I built a geodesic dome. That’s half a sphere made out of triangles, for those of you who aren’t as obsessed with architecture as my 10-year-old. I found this site that gives instructions for how to …
BoyWonder Discovers a New Sport
The whole boy=balls=sports thing is a total gender stereotype. For better or worse, it’s also proving to be totally accurate in our house. BoyWonder is truly “all boy.” Actually, all three moppets lived up to their monikers today at our …
Einstein = Mighty Cute (Squared)
I just love Albert Einstein. What an amazing mind. And look how cute he was, with his crazy hair and boyish grin. He’s got to be the most lovable figure in history. I just want to give him a big …
Twitterpated
I have an announcement to make. I’ve officially lost my Twitter virginity. I’m not sure how I feel about it. I’ve avoided it so successfully, I had sort of written it off as unnecessary. But apparently, Twitter is cool. Apparently, …
20 Things I Hate About Everything
Alright, peops. I’m still sick, and I’m sick of being sick. It’s making me cranky. No, actually, it’s making me pissy. And I don’t get pissy very often. I don’t even use the word pissy very often. But that’s what …