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Only Seemingly Simple

Today, I’m taking a break from designing andirons to pass the time doing more pertinent things like sifting through blogrolls and everything else that has absolutely nothing to do with work of any kind. By the way, I grew up in a place that did not require fireplaces. I’m not entirely sure what I’m doing [...]

I cause all the bad.

My daughter drew a picture of a scary story. A baby, who was pushed by a witch, was falling from a tree as his sister was waiting on the ground to catch him. Thank you, nursery rhymes. After telling me the story, she named the characters with a delighted little smile on her face. [...]

What you won’t find here

Sometimes I forget to put on deodorant and I play with my armpit skin because the smell calls attention to it and inevitably, every freaking time, I inadvertently put my fingers in my mouth afterwards. Ironically, I’m not a nail biter, but for some reason armpit fingers call to my mouth like opposing fields of [...]

Woke up late to find this little gem

Daddy trap- any concept engineered and executed by a dad to relieve himself of parental responsibilities.

Without fail, every time Daddy is left to his own devices, I return to the scene to find daddy traps all over our home.

Choosing my battles

 

How do you let your children leave the house?
There are times when her father and I have to present the situation at large to this 4 year old and ask her if she thinks her thin princess poncho is warm enough to wear in weather that is in the teens or if ballet slippers will [...]

New Baby Bump: The Postpartum Belly

Pre-pregnancy weight is over rated. Counter to what it appears in the picture above, I have lost all my baby weight and am just about back down to size. I used cocoa butter and lotions throughout my pregnancies, but I got stretch marks both times. It seems this last pregnancy ushered in new waves of [...]

Movies that make you want to be more

Since first watching the Notebook I’ve avoided it, but alas, I gave in tonight and to no surprise the fear of flooding my apartment with tears is making me regret that my children cannot swim.  And where is my husband in all this mess? Where is the hero who would save us all from watery deaths?! He’s [...]

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