Analyzing the joys and funny bits of parenting and the domestic life
My plans for a lovely two-week long reconnect over March Break has hit some loud snot-filled bumps filled with tears and screaming. Those bumps have been loud and long enough that I started to think the whole Great Reconnect idea was a big fat failure. But then my camera proved me wrong. This is why [...]
Tonight on Facebook, a friend of mine sent out a desperate plea for someone to help her figure out how to manage bedtime for her two young kids when her husband isn’t there to assist. I wrote a long, rambling comment about how I know where she’s coming from because my husband is also often [...]
It’s just a couple weeks away from March Break. The kids will have two weeks off from school over March Break, and it occurred to me today that I there isn’t much time left to register the kids into various activities and camps to occupy their time. With this thought in my mind, I dutifully [...]
My five-year-old son, K, could care less about my camera. A huge part of his life involves co-starring in my photo shoots, but at no point has he ever taken an interest in taking his own pictures. I find this lack of interest curious, because when I was not much older than him, I had [...]
I bought a bunny today. A fuzzy pink bunny holding a giant Easter egg that my three-year-old thinks is a rocket. She doesn’t understand why her bunny is holding a rocket, but apparently that rocket gives her bunny superpowers against the opposite sex. The Easter Egg Rocket will not only repel any boy older than [...]
