Archive for June 2017
A Road Trip Story: To the Farm!
We’ve done a couple road trips already this Summer. One was just the kids and I driving up to Michigan to visit my Lynnie’s sister’s farm. I mean a working, living, breathing, breathtaking, dirty, glorious farm. I don’t know who had more fun – the animals, adults or the kids. The road trip part of... Read more »
I do not ever need to know what substances anybody had in their system when they died thank you very much
Every time someone dies and there’s cause for speculation as to what they died from, I yell and scream and claw my face off. I do not ever need to know what substances anybody had in their system when they died thank you very much. This person died. That’s all that’s important. Can we allow... Read more »
Try Not to Cry, Mama: Preschool Graduation
My kids are four years old and they are already onto me. Whenever there is a sappy commercial or they do something particularly sweet, they know if they look into my eyes they will find them already wet with hot tears. They can see it from across the room now and they get a little dimpled... Read more »
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Why do moms think it's ok to scare the crap out of first-time pregnant women?
I had a conversation at preschool drop-off this morning about pregnancy and delivery. We have these conversations a lot lately because our favorite preschool teacher is pregnant with her first baby. As is warranted, she’s scared and excited and feeling all the feelings we all do as her delivery date approaches. She said that her... Read more »
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