Every night, Noah goes to bed in his normal looking jammies and every morning he wakes up wearing torn rags like the Hulk. If you stare at him long enough, you can actually see the boy grow. I blinked one day last week and now he’s the same height as his older sister. I never […]
Tommy – Drop each egg in a bowl of color. By the time you have all your eggs soaking in color, begin removing the eggs from the color. The entire process should take less than one minute. The eggs will each be a different hue of white. Sarah – Draw elaborate details and cartoons on […]
Sarah suddenly changes out of her standard “sitting around the house” uniform of boxers and a t-shirt. I ask her if she has plans. “No. I just felt like getting dressed.” Sarah straightens her hair. I ask her where she’s going. “Nowhere.” Sarah puts on mascara and appears before me. “Can I have a ride […]
Granny: “Are the boys really going camping for spring break? It still gets cold at night.” Me: “Maybe the cold will keep the mosquitoes and alligators away.” Granny: “Alligators? They camp near alligators?” Me: “It’s a swamp. The alligators live there. Last year they tried counting the gators on the canoe trip to the island […]
Contrary to the developmental milestones that you learned from those “filmstrips” in fifth grade, adolescence doesn’t begin when your child starts demanding that they be referred to as a tween. It also doesn’t begin when they shave off their brand new body hair. It begins when they cease to awaken before the rooster on Saturday […]
While Busy Mom is preoccupied with tweens going on group dates, my teens are getting “Sweet 16” party invitations. I want to say “Oh, how nice. That sounds like fun.” Instead, I’m thinking about the parties that go so wrong they end up in the local news. Even worse are the ones who end up […]
Before Saturday’s marathon hair session, we dropped Tommy at a local bookstore to play D&D with his friends. I have to make a confession. The first time Tommy asked for a ride to the bookstore for one of these gatherings, I thought he was being set-up. I was certain that he would get there and […]
Step one: Have friend cut your hair Step two: You and friend color each other’s hair with semi-permanent blue Step three: Watch parents’ reactions Step four: Go to nice salon Step five: Strip green-gray color, add good color, cut and style Step six: New hairstyle with money that was saved for mom’s new camera
Dharma has been with us for a few weeks now. It’s time to start letting her socialize with other people. What should we do on a gray, rainy day? I know! Let’s take her to PetSmart and let her pick out a new chew toy so she’ll quit eating shoes. When you want a pet […]
alternate title: “The Nightmare before Valentines” For Valentine’s Day, Sarah and “the boy” are going to a movie. Alone. No other couple. Wait, that’s not the scariest part. The boy is driving them. Eeeeeeek! Hope you have a less frightening Valentine’s Day.