I had a moment this weekend where I looked at my husband, smiled, and said, “Our life is kind of perfect right now.” We were tired, sweaty, and on what was probably our third straight hour of working on the yard. I leaned over, gave him a kiss, and went back to watching our daughter …
Independence Day was this past weekend. I think that I speak for parents (and dog parents) everywhere when I say, thank god that’s over. With Memorial Day as the unofficial start to summer, the Fourth of July has to be the unofficial middle. It’s also guaranteed to mean that we have now entered the height …
A funny thing happened in our house last week. My husband and I were enjoying a rare moment where we actually got to sit next to one another on the couch, when he let out a sneeze. Now, this man is a loud and obnoxious sneezer. We’re talking cartoon style ACHOOOOO’s, complete with a full …
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Where is my tribe? I am wandering lost through a barren landscape, a nomad with no place to call home. Where is my tribe? I always assumed I would be your run of the mill mainstream mom (although that was back when I was foolish enough to think any part of parenting was “run of …
I think that I have been walking a thin line between thinking that my daughter is some super advanced genius child and maaaaaaybe there’s something wrong with her. On the super-genius-child side we have the fact that she is excellent at making connections. We taught her that if you rub your fingers together (you know, …