My brain is full; may I please be excused?

Things are getting busy. Busy is good; there are lots of reasons to love busy. For one thing, someone as precariously balanced as myself can really benefit from having absolutely no time available to actually THINK. The thinking and me, we don’t get along so...

Beating a dead… cheek?

I used to be a champion grudge-holder. Really first-rate. It took little to draw my ire and–once provoked–that was pretty much it. Oh, sure… I might, for some reason or other, act as if I’d forgotten whatever perceived transgression had...

Allowance

Chickadee and Monkey received their first-ever allowance today. I’m pretty sure that Christmas is going to pale in comparison. It’s THAT exciting. I suppose we’re late on the bandwagon. That’s partially due to the fact that, hello,...

Clean for a cause

I love Mr. Clean Magic Erasers. So do you, unless you have no soul. What’s not to love about a little sponge that cleans absolutely every atrocity your children can visit upon your house? Get this: For the forseeable future (until they meet their goal of...

Fit to be Thai-ed

What do you do when your kid is declared peanut-allergy-free after over four years of dietary limitations? You go out for Thai food with friends, baybee! The poor child had been primed for tonight in a most unconventional way. After years of only being allowed...

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