Just for Fun
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Vermin Hunting
We have a small animal living in our attic. He’s been there off and on for the past month or so. We aren’t sure what it is, exactly. Every time we hear him…
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Spiders, Bugs, the Hulk, and Rain Puddles
Lately, we’ve been dealing with something I like to call “Bean Fears.” Topping the list of Bean Fears today are spiders, bugs, and the Hulk. He likes the toy versions of each…
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The Festival of Gracie
The term “birthday” is so misleading. “Birthday” (singluar) would seem to imply that the celebration lasts a single day. Our family is either doing them so right or totally wrong because birthday celebrations…
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The Truth Hurts
So, the other day as I was cooking dinner, I hear Gracie and Bean playing together in the living room. I couldn’t quite hear what they were playing, but no one was choking…
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Busy Doing Nothing Important
I was going to sit down and write an apology for my sudden disappearance from the blog world. I was going to explain how busy I have been and how much I have…
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Happiness is a Minor Change Away
My Happiness Project has been on temporary hiatus for the past two weeks while I get back on my feet. But I’m back up and running again, and so I’ve recommitted to my…
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Lessons I Learned This Week
This week has been a doozey, imaginary friends. I had a bad reaction to a medication I was put on and have been shaky, dizzy, and fatigued all week, for about 24-hours we…
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Alien Encounters
Have you ever been on the ride “Alien Encounters” at Disney World? It may not even be there anymore. It scared the bejeezus out of me the first time I rode it years…
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Inappropriate Parenting
So, the other night, we were sitting at the dinner table and I tried to tell Bean a joke. Only, he didn’t understand it. Chris and I quickly realized that he didn’t know…