Yesterday, I reached my breaking point around 9:40 in the morning- at least a solid three hours before I usually reach it. The kids were touching me and I didn’t want them touching me. They were touching each other and provoking each other and I decided that the only way to keep anyone from touching […]
“Is that chocolate, or poop? Here, let me smell.” If you’ve ever uttered those words, you’re either a mom, or someone who is entirely too curious for their own good. (If it’s the latter, please go get help). As a mommy, I bear many titles. “Expert of all things poop” is not one I thought I’d ever add […]
Who doesn’t thoroughly enjoy a bad Santa pic? I confess that I was a bit disappointed this year that Milo actually didn’t cry when he was placed on Santa’s lap (and Ella flat out refused to go near him). I was really hoping for another screaming Santa pic. Thankfully, I was able to enjoy a […]
Something fun happened to me last week. I went to the grocery store by myself. Holla! But wait, there’s more. I was standing in the produce section eyeing the watermelons and cantaloupes when I was startled by someone saying my name- in an Irish accent, no less. And suddenly there he was. No, not Colin […]
I don’t consider myself to be an overachiever. In the academic realm, I regret now that I only allowed myself to simply “get by” with A’s and B’s. I knew even then that I could do better, but I was much too concerned with being a social butterfly. Musically, I’ve always been more of a […]
A lot, when you’re chasing after a 14 month old. And it comes in various forms. The literal kind, that you wipe off a pair of butt-cheeks 2 or 3 times a day and that- if you’re unlucky enough to have raging pregnancy hormones- will sometimes leave you gagging for the duration of the diaper […]
Ever meet those people that assume that when God created dogs, they were all female? I happen to know these people exist because I’ve heard them say, “hey there girl!” to my dog, sometimes within seconds of him cocking a leg over his favorite pee stone. I was never offended when this happened to our […]
For the record, I’ve got more than enough “back” these days…I’m just not “little in the middle” anymore. I sincerely believe my body is staging a coupe once this baby is in the outside world. It is going to take back all that once rightfully belonged to it. My pelvis will no longer be floating, […]
Ah, the joys of the third trimester: the impending due date, a now very obvious baby bump, the sometimes uncomfortable but always reassuring kicks and squirms from baby, putting final touches on the nursery….but we all know that mother nature can’t leave well enough alone, so she added a few other things to the list […]
My rant of the day: Parking spaces are too freakin’ small. Or maybe cars are just getting too damn big, but one way or the other, something’s gotta give. I think the “stork parking” is a fabulous idea for us mamas-to be, but unfortunately it’s not enough anymore to have a parking space to call our […]
The Bug, the Bean {&the Bump} 