• Boys Raising Boys

    The other night, Gracie began shrieking in the living room.  She came to find me 3.4 seconds later, with Bean right on her heels, ready to defend himself against his accused crimes. “BEAN…

  • Bad Mommy

    Did you see me driving around town today?  No?  I was the one with the music blaring loud enough to drown out my two children in the backseat asking me 10,000 questions. I…

  • Like Wifi

    The other day, I was singing loudly during one of my classes.  This is not an infrequent occurrence, by the way.  I sing and dance often in my classes.  My students are used…

  • Bad Religion

    The other day, I was getting on to Bean for something.  I can’t remember what exactly right now, but it was probably for annoying Gracie. So, I say to him, “You’ve got one…

  • This Week’s Happenings

    1.  Early this morning, around 5:00am, Chris and I were woken up by this loud crash in our house.  Both of us instinctively jumped out of bed.  And then we just started yelling…

  • #TBT/#FBF: Gutted Like a Fish

    This post is part of a Thursday series I recently started where I re-blog a post from yonder years gone by.  This particular post was written on May 26, 2009, and it tells…

  • It’s Under the Log

    Some of my favorite conversations are the ones I have with the kids while driving around.  It’s pretty funny to hear what they think about things.  They are even getting to the age…