Going Crazy

Things are pretty crazy here and there’s no real reason why. I need to do some shifting and reorganizing and maybe think about exercising a teensy bit of self control and time management. Maybe I need the Fly Lady. Maybe I need Lara. (Does anyone know what’s happened to the Lazy Organizer? Her site’s down [...]

Filed under: all about me, parenting

Christmas Tree Rulz

Tonight Laylee educated me in the ways of childish yuletide arbor dressing. Gah! I adore her. 1. Pull each ornament from the crumpled newspaper. Gasp and squeal because of the sheer beauty of it all. 2. Ornaments get lonely if they’re spread out all over the tree. Each ornament must be touching at least 3 [...]

Filed under: holidays

So You Think You Can Date…date…date…date? – Updated

***Update – Eve has posted some awesome pictures and description of SYTYCD Live over at Seattle Mom Blogs. If you’re like me, the pictures will make you SCREAM!!! But then, you may be normal.*** Dan and I are on a dating spree. We dine. We movie-go. We hold hands. We send the babysitters of our [...]

Filed under: Love and Marriage, around town, dancing, he's so fine he blows my mind

The Upside of Deafness

I’M SORT OF TIRED OF LISTENING TO MYSELF YELL BUT LAYLEE’S TEMPORARY HEARING LOSS HAS ITS UPSIDES. [read more]

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Your Face is Made for Washing

If on the journey from the sink to your bed you forget whether or not you’ve washed your face, it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world to go back and wash it again… or for the first time, just to be on the safe side. You could also rub it briskly and thoroughly [...]

Filed under: all about me, save me from myself

On Deprivation

Laylee says, “Sometimes I think it’s good that poor people don’t have any toys or things because then their house will always look clean.” I wonder if she’s been reading my blog. She spent a good part of last night shaking and twitching with the pain of a sudden ear infection. So at about 2am [...]

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