In Which I Will NOT be Depressed by the Internet
So, I’ve been flarging about for a post topic for a few days, and I contemplated and then discarded several other options (stories about my kids, a book I read, more complaining about politics and/or...
View Article8:27 a.m.: A Salute to Our Newest Three-Year-Old
Dear Gabbie, Dude…you’re three! Go ahead–we’ll give you a minute to figure out how to show people on your fingers.* You can even start over, as you requested yesterday. We’ll wait. What will not,...
View Article“Girl” Is not a Disability
Recently, on more than one occasion, Jon and I have heard other parents tell their boy children to treat Maddie in a certain way, a certain way that seems to be based solely on the fact that she is a...
View ArticleSexual Harassment of the Every Day Variety
No excuses this time, darlings. Just settle right in and get comfortable. I’d like to tell you a story: Friday night, I ditched Jon and the girls and joined my sister and two other lovely ladies a...
View ArticlePicking Up Where We Left Off
So… Over two months. Yep. Let me just say that there were plenty of times when I thought about writing, and plenty of topics that certainly could have been blog posts (the Kansas budget, the Kansas...
View ArticleFamily Road-Trip Mantra: Sure, It’s Vacation(!)
I have a confession: I am not a particularly spontaneous person. To those of you who know me well, this will not come as a shock, but to those who only know me somewhat well or slightly (or not at...
View ArticleLet It Go: The Gabbie Remix
This is a really short one, but every time it happens I keep thinking I need to share, and then I forget: Whenever we hear “Let It Go” (which is A LOT, too much, deargodwillElsapleasegetoveritalready),...
View ArticleThe Minnesota Files: Day 1 of Family Vacay 2015
To begin, obviously, we made it home. We’re back in Kansas, in one piece, and most of the laundry is done. How did it go? Hmmm… Okay, here’s the thing I realized about day three of our 5.5 day...
View ArticleThe Minnesota Files: Day 2 of Family Vacay 2015
Night two was much smoother, in terms of sleeping and going to sleep, so we all woke Sunday morning feeling more or less refreshed and ready to get going. Jon, who is always researching other things...
View ArticleToday, I Was a Bad Parent
Today, I was a bad parent. This morning (or really last night, but I reiterated it this morning, several times), I bribed my children to behave well. I promised that if they could keep their shit...
View ArticleSublime Seven: Happy Birthday, Maddie!
Dear Miss Maddie-pants, Well, darling, you did it. You went and turned seven. SEVEN. Now, I think you’re just a “kid”; you’re not even a little kid anymore. This must be very exciting for you–and...
View ArticleQue Pasa, Sam Brownback?
To get a few things out of the way upfront: You know we’re from Kansas, right? And that we live in the Olathe area, right? And that Kansas is going through a “bit of a tough time, financially”,...
View ArticleThe Minnesota Files: Days 3 and 4 of Family Vacay
I bet you thought we were finished with Minnesota, no? HAAAAA. No, sillies. I’m still mad at myself for not finishing out the series on Jon’s and my vacation to the US Virgin Islands last summer. I...
View ArticleScrew You, Toothfairy
Can I tell you guys a secret? And you have to promise not to tell my kids. Cool? Okay. I hate the toothfairy. Well, maybe “hate” is a strong word, but in the world of make-believe, parent-operated...
View ArticleI Am Pavlov’s Dog
(And my three-year-old is Pavlov.) So, it’s no secret that three-year-olds are a whiny lot. I would actually argue (based on my vast experience) that the threes are whinier than the twos, and I firmly...
View ArticleAccio, Puppy! In Love with Luna
If you follow either Jon or I on Facebook (or Instagram or Twitter, but not Snapchat as that would be a bridge too far and also I am old and can barely figure out how to work Snapchat on the best of...
View ArticleParenting in the Time of World Series
(With all apologies to Gabriel García Márquez, whose book I have not read and whose title I have bastardized. Probably I should read the book, if only to atone.) So, your baseball team is going to the...
View ArticleIt’s BOOK TIME!!!! My 2016 Reading List
Huzzah! NPR has finally released their 2015 Book Concierge, a categorized and curated list of (in their opinion, which I usually share) the most notable, entertaining, relevant, important,...
View ArticleFiddling While Rome Burns (Or How I Feel About Writing Silly Blog Posts Right...
Sigh. Does anyone else feel like this has just sort of been a shit year? I mean, not necessarily for you personally (although more on that later from me), but just in general? Like, so much, SO...
View ArticleA Better Version of Myself: 2016 New Year’s Resolutions
Remember when I asked if you all felt like 2015 has been a shit year and then vaguely referenced I might have felt so on a personal level as well? This is that post. I do sort of feel that I was...
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