It’s summertime and when I’m not busy sitting on my deck, watching the maple leaves gently blow in the breeze, I’m usually inside watching crappy reality TV like “Celebrity Wife Swap” with Barry Williams and Joe Piscopo. (The ironic part of watching that particular episode is that neither Barry nor Joe had wives. What the what?!) [Read More]
Summertime is for Weddings and Baseball
We were a family divided this weekend. My husband and seven-year-old daughter flew to Virginia to attend a family wedding. My ten-year-old son and I stayed home so he could play in a baseball tournament. Nothing says SUMMER like weddings and baseball, right? And nothing says FUNNY like the things that came out of my [Read More]
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Generation X References That My Kids Don’t Get
I gave him a hug, the young 22-year-old who was graduating from college. Arnold (not his real name) had worked for me at the University since he was an 18-year-old freshman. And here he was. Going out into the real world. He told me about his new job in Milwaukee. “Ooo,” I said excitedly. “Did [Read More]
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This Week’s Funny Stuff Starring My Kids
This week’s funny stuff hearkens back to my blogging roots. That’s because I’m sharing the random things my kids said that just made me laugh! Who’s Marky Mark? My ten-year-old son and I were watching Nickelodeon. A commercial came on for the 2014 Kids’ Choice Awards, hosted by Mark Wahlberg. 10yo: Who’s that? Who’s that? I [Read More]
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Hot for Teacher
Some of you following along on my Facebook page already know that my kids had a good start to the school year. But here’s the whole story so everyone can enjoy. Last week I asked my kids how the first day of school went. “I had the best first day ever!” my six-year-old declared. Oh, good! I thought. [Read More]
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They Tried to Name the Toilet
Ten year old: Mom, can we name our toilet? Me: WHAT? No. Six year old: I’d name it “Pooping”. Ten year old: I’d name it “Quinn”. Have you, ahem, named your toilet?!?! Image courtesy Grant Cochrane/Freedigitalphotos.net.
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Bedtime Conversations with My Kids
One of our favorite bedtime routines is a quick snuggle before lights out. We’re talking a one-minute snuggle. We’ve been doing this so long that even my big, cool 9-year-old doesn’t protest that it’s embarrassing. I had the following conversations with my kids during a quick snuggle. These conversations made me laugh and scratch my [Read More]
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