Lucy and Ethel go to Mexico. (The Shark Story) Part 1 Check out Part 1 of this story for the details, but in a nutshell: My best friend Eva and I went to Mexico, just the two of us. We stayed at a beautiful resort and were lazy slugs by the pool for a week. […]
Lucy and Ethel go to Mexico. (The Shark Story) Part 1
(This is Part 1 of a three part story. Be sure to check out Part 2 and Part 3 to see what happens when two responsible moms go to Mexico for a Girls’ Vacation and get stupid.) Spurred on by Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, I thought I would share this tale. While it […]
Baseball pop quiz.
~~~~~ originally published March 10, 2009 ~~~~~~~ Grant had another baseball game on Saturday. It was very exciting. I offer you the highlights, in multi-choice form… A coach drew a circle in the dirt to show Grant where his position was in the infield, in the hopes that he would stay somewhere near it. Did […]
Boobies, Ta-Tas and Racks, Oh MY!
Scene: Kohl’s Department Store. I had just finished standing in a line in order to make a return at the customer service counter. This line began in a walkway with candles and house wares on one side and lingerie on the other. While waiting in line with Grant, my attention had been drawn to the […]
Stinkergarten
OK. After Grant purposely tanked his Kindergarten Assessment, I sat him down and explained to him that by being a stinker he has jeopardized his Kindergarten future. No snack time with the other kids… no recess on the playground… no story time on the Reading Rug… no being Like His Big Brothers. His eyes got […]
Is there a Kindergarten class specifically for stinkers?
My 5 year old is in the doghouse. Why, you ask? Did he write on the walls? No. Although he’s done that before. Did he write on the bathroom mirror with toothpaste and his finger? No. Although he’s done that, too. Did he completely thrash his room? Well he has, but no, no, that’s not […]
Dear Lord, please give me the strength to be Grant’s Mom…
Grant is not cooperating. He’s been told to clean up his room. I am not going to do it for him. It actually looks messier each time I check on him. I just gave him a swat on his rear end because he sassed me about it. (Swat, with hand, totally appropriate and more for […]
I’d fire him, but that’s what he wants.
The instructions: Conner, please go hang up your ski jacket. The result. Um, not exactly what I had in mind. I was thinking more along these lines: After yesterday’s lunch money, bike crashing, ripped shorts, “parallel to the park” debacle, I had been hoping the rip in the shorts was small and on a seam. […]
Grant and the Invisibles
Grant is still enjoying the concept of invisibility. He doesn’t use it to blame anyone, a la, the invisible friend ate the last cookie, but he is using it to try get out of things: “I washed my hands with invisible water.” “I cleaned my invisible bedroom instead of this one.” “Well, my invisible shirt […]
Too much Guitar Hero….
I was working on the back patio, getting ready for tomorrow’s Mother’s Day brunch. Grant came out to see me. He remarked about the fact that the birds were singing. I said, “Yes, they are. Isn’t it pretty?” He said, “Yeah, but I want a different song. ‘Hey you birds! Will you sing Satisfaction‘?!” Sorry […]
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