Adventures in Hair Removal

Last night I went for my last laser hair removal appointment. At least I hope it was my last appointment. This past Christmas, I decided that it was silly of me to continue waxing my upper lip when a magic laser exists that removes hair forever. So I booked myself an appointment at the laser [...]

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

The Good Em in typical form. The Bad Little K – unfortunately also in typical form – in time out. The Ugly? Em in the middle of a snort-sniff conversation.

Making Newton Proud

Making Newton Proud

Em has recently been having a love affair with gravity. She discovered gravity a few months ago but before this week she only had a passing interest in it. Today her flirtation became a full-blown obsession…but she does have a couple of rules. First she must be in her high chair to conduct her experiments. [...]

Mr. Romance

Mr. Romance

My husband is not romantic. I don’t think I’d shock him (or anyone else who knows him) by saying that. He’s too practical (and some might say cheap frugal) to perform fantastic gestures of love. He was a little romantic when we first got together (a mushy card, a ring, a necklace, and possibly a [...]

After All, He’s Two

Today was a hard day. Not an out of the ordinary hard day. Just a regular hard day. But I am so tired. Worn out. Little K has been really testing the limits lately. Fractuous. Petulant. He’s two (soon to be three) so I know he’s supposed to be like this. According to the parenting [...]