more breast talk

Because everyone is talking about this and I have nothing else to say today, let me paint a picture for you. Almost 18-month-old Evan wants to nurse, so he climbs in my lap and begins tearing at my shirt. I rapidly work to accomodate him while saving my clothing from permanent damage. He latches on […]

i feel stew-pid

Am I the only person who has to try more than once to get those blurry “word identification” comment systems to work? chirp-chirp Aw, come on. Sometimes those things are hard to read.

everybody’s an expert

We’re getting advice from several people suggesting that Tommy should stay in high school an extra year. . . or two, to allow him more time to mature, learn social skills and fall under the umbrella of the school’s care. All good reasons, but I just don’t know if it would really help him. We’re […]

duct tape

duct tape Needed: Baby-themed duct tape ex. cars & trucks, ducks & bears, alphabet, cartoon characters, etc.

Sarah says

“Um, Mom, nobody cares what parents do.” She is taking a blogging survey for the school paper and I suggested she add a question asking if students’ parents blog.

Dear Evan,

I’m sorry about my attack of Tourette’s last night. Daddy slept thru most of my outbursts, so let’s not bother him with the details of my tantrum. In my defense, I had a really bad headache and I needed some sleep. It was not a good night for you to treat me like a human […]

Which is worse?

Getting out of the bath, getting dressed and realizing as you brush your hair that you forgot to use conditioner? Or, getting out of the bath, getting dressed and realizing as you brush your hair that you forgot to rinse out your conditioner?

AT & GAC

AT & GAC I posted a photo of GAC last week without any words because, I just couldn’t find any words. It was all too horrible and instead of helping, I could produce only tears. So, I owe you a story. See how hazy last week’s picture looks? AT and a few other guys were […]

Noah says:

Noah: “Mom, I want to take violin lessons.” Mom: “?” Noah: “I want to learn how to play ‘The Devil Went Down to Georgia’.” Mom: “!” The boy’s favorite television show is ‘Mythbusters‘ and he’s obsessed with a song from 1979. He’s an odd child.