We Don’t Put Meat in Our Pockets

Last week I found myself having the following conversation with Magoo: Me: NO. We don’t put meat in our pockets! Magoo: Oh. Hmm. We don’t put meat at our pock-ets? Me: NO. Meat only goes in our mouths or on our plates. Magoo [still holding the lunch meat an inch from his jeans]: I can [...]

Filed under: blick, food, kid stuff, poser in granolaville

Roly Poly Love

This afternoon Laylee began a parental love affair with a roly poly pill bug she found under a log in the back yard. She “saved” him, brought him tenderly inside and showed me how CUTE he was. Ay, Lassie. He was the cutest roly poly that ever I did see. She carried him around all [...]

Filed under: kid stuff

Gimpish in Seattle

Icannotstaywell! Icannotstaywell! If my body is cooperating and healing from my many seasonal plagues, I must sabotage it in some way. Today was a MODEL day. I drove Dan to work and Laylee to preschool. I watched two of my friends’ kids while baking bread and starting some seeds sprouting. I cleaned my kitchen, did [...]

Filed under: Random

Not Even Recycled

I have sad news friends. After less than 7 years of marriage I have parted ways with my wedding bands. I came home from my trip and found that my purse was absolutely crammed with dirt, crumbs and mysterious chunks of mystery. I removed all the non-trash items and shook the bag vigorously over the [...]

Filed under: all about me, he's so fine he blows my mind, not feelin' the funny, save me from myself, wardrobe malfunctions

Toilet Paper is so Versatile

This picture makes me giggle Every. Time. I. See. It.

Filed under: fashion, parenting

No Vehicular Urination in This Family

I was driving around campus when I went to visit BYU earlier this month. Julie and I were meeting up for lunch and I arrived at the visitor parking lot with plenty of 2 minutes to spare. The lot was full but the attendant said I was welcome to drive around and double check. It [...]

Filed under: around town, driving, kid stuff