Friday Fun
Yes I know that I owe you guys some serious posts. But stuff is all gloomy at work, so I’m preferring to keep things light on the ol’ blog. I hope you will indulge me a little longer. Kellie wrote me...
View ArticleCatalog Hell
Before I begin this next post, I want to thank all of you who responded to the burning question from last week’s Settling In. Just to clarify, I didn’t mean to imply that I didn’t read in the bathroom....
View ArticleWhat Am I Missing Here?
My boss is such a sweetie. Whenever we’re in meetings and someone makes a statement that is so confused, addle-headed, or just plain out there, instead of responding with a “what the hell are you...
View ArticleSometimes A Toy Is Just A Toy, And Then…
For some, a toy is just a toy; for others a toy can mean a whole lot more. After a week of reflecting on the comments people have offered on my last post here, on Open Salon and on Anti Racist Parent,...
View ArticleConversations With Zizi
We had a great little convo with Zara at dinner last night. The three of us were eating Shepard’s Pie and dueling with our green beans. When she looked at me and said, “Daddy’s car car.” “You want...
View ArticleBaby Needs an IPod…Or Does She?
Earlier this week I visited the Apple Store to order the full version of Tozzle, one of the iPhone games I’ve found that is like baby crack to the toddler set. Zizi is enticed to sit on the potty with...
View ArticleFailure To Be Green
This was just so stupid that it was worthy of a quick post. A couple of months ago, in my quest to be more Earth-friendly (yes, it is a little quest, not a big quest, mind you…baby steps), I bought a...
View ArticleOooh, That’s A Lot
That’s a lot of shoes. Methinks I have a problem… I made the mistake the other day of counting the pairs of shoes that Zizi has in her closet. I knew that she had a few…hell, my OCD insists on color...
View ArticleDo Divas Drive Mommobiles?
Let me start out by saying that this is definitely a high rent problem to have. No question there. I’m fortunate to be able to even have this bit of a whine-fest. I know this and I know it well. Yet...
View ArticleLelli Kelly Fail!
I’m a bit tweaked right now. And before I get into it, let me say that I’m glad that my brother is currently not speaking to me, otherwise I know he’d have to attack me again for “thinking too much.”...
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