Thoughts on Sarah Palin

At the RNC Wednesday night, Rudy Guiliani said that no one would ever ask questions about a male candidate’s ability to juggle work and family. He cried sexism. Lots of people are pointing out the sexism inherent in these questions about McCain’s VP choice. And they’re right. It’s unbalanced. [...]

Filed under: get serious, parenting

By Any Other Name

What strange names do you call your kids’ food so they will eat it? We’re talking about creative nomenclature over at Parenting today.

Filed under: food, parenting

Off We Go

As I head off this weekend with Eve, Fawn and friends, I leave you with a post that is not at all about vampires or dead bodies in a lake. It’s up over at Parenting.com.
This trip will likely be the closest I ever get to attending a Star Trek convention and I’m fascinated [...]

Filed under: I can read, holidays, parenting

Go Away

I may not have new posts up here but you can find me over at Parenting.com, bemoaning my impending plague.
I’ve also written up a review of some cool products and how they’re making me feel all grown up.

Filed under: Reviews, parenting

Usskusting (Magoo’s Pronunciation)

Join me at the Parenting Post today where I ponder the question, “Why do these delightful young people have such a fascination with all things gross and disgusting?” [read more]

Filed under: blick, parenting

I’m Somewhat of an Expert

Find out how I’m simultaneously saving my children thousands of dollars on shrink fees and causing them to miss out on the millions they’d make for their book deal about how their parents ruined their lives.
[read more at parenting.com]

Filed under: parenting

Filth and Progress

The differences between filth and progress are very subtle so I will walk you through a few of them. [read more at Parenting.com]

Filed under: domesticality, parenting

My Little Village

Last week my body fought back. After months of pushing and pulling and running and jumping and multitasking to the point of insanity, my body decided it had reached its limit. The only way to get me to agree and give it a break was to shut down one of its vital functions. It chose [...]

Filed under: all about me, health, parenting

Magoo is Three-ish

“Something happened to Magoo on his third birthday. As he collapsed into an exhausted coma on my lap after a fun-filled day at Disneyland and slept sweetly through the singing and the candles and the cake, some crazy switch of three-ish mischief flipped on in his head. He woke up a new man and he [...]

Filed under: blick, kid stuff, parenting

To Do

I wrote a post at Parenting today about how Laylee seems to follow in my footsteps.
Well here’s a big fat peek into the world of Laylee’s mom. That’s me. What kind of a person must I be if my daughter wakes up at the crack of dawn and creates a list [...]

Filed under: parenting, unbearable cuteness