You think you're safe do you? You're innocently playing a game of battleship with your son, and you're just so darn comfy on the floor there that you start to nod off... I'm sure the pillow didn't help. Then you hear the boy, "Poppy!! Wake up! You're supposed to be playing with me!" So you … Continue reading The First Rule of Battle – Don’t Ever Fall Asleep
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That’s What Women Are For – To Civilize Men
Corn is flying everywhere as my husband shoves a cob all the way into his mouth. me: you know you are literally eating that like a pig? I do not mean the old cliché, you are eating like a pig. I mean literally - like a hog - on a farm. My husband thinks this … Continue reading That’s What Women Are For – To Civilize Men
I Am Not Getting A Job
Tonight as I was getting the boy ready for bed he told me out of the blue: I'm going to be the kind of person who doesn't work. Oh really, sweetheart? What are you going to do? Well, I'm not going to work. Well, you have to get a job. Everyone needs a job. I … Continue reading I Am Not Getting A Job
The Gnomes Under Our Tub
There are gnomes that live under our bathtub. What? You didn't know? Oh, well, now you know. We have a gnome family under our tub. They moved in one day, about - hmmm.... I don't know, when did Isaiah start playing Edmund Fitzgerald? About two years ago? Ok, well that's when they moved in. The … Continue reading The Gnomes Under Our Tub
I’m Always Confounding Things
So I'm sitting in my bed feeling fairly crabby, and really not interested in writing - although I had every intention of doing so. I am reading people's work, I am considering watching some back episodes on my iPad. Then my son starts hacking. If you know me, then you know my son sleeps with … Continue reading I’m Always Confounding Things
Obsolescence and The Deconstructionist
It broke my heart to see it go, but it was obsolete. A piece of my past. Something I was saving to give to my kids kid some day. I wouldn't exactly call myself a hoarder - my mom would disagree. Recently we moved my husband from a basement office to a first floor room, my … Continue reading Obsolescence and The Deconstructionist
How A Day in The Park Turned Into a Nightmare
It was the perfect day here in the suburbs of Chicago. We live in a beeeautiful area not far from the lake halfway between Chicago and the Wisconsin border. I decided to take my son and my niece to one of our favorite forest preserves. We love this one because it has easy trails; essential … Continue reading How A Day in The Park Turned Into a Nightmare
Sorry China, It’s Not You, It’s Me. No, It’s You.
So I did a really bad thing. I taught my son something I can't seem to undo. I taught him China doesn't care about us. The thing is, and sorry if I am about to offend anyone, I really believe big corporate China doesn't give a rats arse about us and I'm pretty sure I … Continue reading Sorry China, It’s Not You, It’s Me. No, It’s You.
Birthday Week Re-Cap
Ok, well it hasn't been a whole week since my birthday. And although we do get birthday weeks here on this side of the interweb, (My house, the other side is your house) my week has been cut short for a variety of reasons: Husband went out-of-town to drive his mother home from Florida. She … Continue reading Birthday Week Re-Cap
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
"Let us put men and women together, and see which one is smarter. Some say men, but I say No! Women got the men like a puppet show." ~ Harry Belafonte Here is something I have learned since becoming a wife and a mom. I, as the woman, am the keeper of all knowledge. I … Continue reading Man Smart, Woman Smarter
Jen Kehl 