Noah says:

Noah: “At today’s nurse talk, all the boys got deodorant!” Mom: “Did you learn how to use deodorant?” Noah: “Um, no. We talked about germs making you smell bad.” Dad: insert long, complicated explanation of puberty, body hair and odors here Noah: blink-blink Mom: “Don’t put the deodorant anyplace but your underarms please.” Noah: giggle-giggle […]

crying wolf (or snow)

Alright East TN weather forecasters, I’ll give you one more chance. You say it’s going to snow and ice, so I’ll run buy milk and bread (or whatever). But, this is your very last chance. If I don’t see some winter weather, I’m going to stop reading, watching or believing local weather ‘experts’.

Jack and Jon

Are you a Daily Show fan? Are you a Jack’s Big Music Show fan? This Friday, Jon Stewart is going to be on the ‘Groundhog Day‘ episode of Jack’s Big Music Show. Watch it and check out the hat Jon’s wearing.

pushing your buttons (part 3)

My feed reader has been so quiet today that I questioned its’ functioning today. Let’s see if I can say something that causes a reaction from anyone. I use disposable diapers. I let my children eat fast food. I don’t think television is going to melt their brains.

pushing your buttons (part 2)

My feed reader has been so quiet today that I questioned its’ functioning today. Let’s see if I can say something that causes a reaction from anyone. I allow my children to sleep in our bed. In fact, when they are infants, they are almost always in bed with us. This co-sleeping annoys the grandparents […]

pushing your buttons (part 1)

My feed reader has been so quiet today that I questioned its’ functioning today. Let’s see if I can say something that causes a reaction from anyone. Doug and I don’t spank, slap, swat or whatever word you want to use for inflicting physical pain on your own child. When I see someone haul off […]

I never imagined myself. . .

. . . using my electric shaver on my teenage son’s face and eliminating the ‘unibrow’ that he has been getting teased for having. Mom: “Are you the only person in the class being teased?” Tommy: “No, they tease everybody for something.” Mom: “Then you should be glad you’re not being left out.”

behind my back

I just realized that Amy has been using the back of my shirt as a face and hand towel. I guess I should be relieved she wasn’t using me as a tissue.

Monday Music

It’s a good day to sing out loud. Nobody cares if you sing off-key or mess up the words. [audio:http://domesticpsychology.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/04-levon-helm-the-weight.mp3]

Noah says:

Noah: “Mom, please put that ‘doo-doo-doo’ song on my mp3 player.” Mom: “Umm, do you mean ‘Popcorn‘?” Noah: “Yes! That one!” Parenthood makes you multi-lingual.