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All you need is love.

July 12, 2013 7 Comments

I originally had a recipe scheduled for today, but I had such a great birthday this week, that I wanted to just say a quick thing about gratitude and love. My heart is so full that when I blew out my birthday candles, I totally forgot to make a wish.  In that moment everything was […]

Filed Under: family, Grant Tagged With: Conner, Devin, HH, Mitch

Look how far we’ve come!

March 18, 2013 8 Comments

So 47 days after he was run over by a truck, Mitch returned to school. He can get up and walk around but he gets tired pretty easily, so he needs to ride in the wheelchair from class to class.  Conner got a special pass to be excused 5 minutes early and arrive 5 minutes […]

Filed Under: Conner, family, Mitch Tagged With: Conner, Mitch

The one about bikers, beer and stereotypes. (And Twilight.)

November 26, 2011 11 Comments

Carlsberg beer made a commercial where they rented a small movie theater.  There are 150 seats and they filled 148 of them with tattooed, leather clad, body pierced biker-types.  They left 2 seats open, right in the middle of all of those bikers… What would you do? Such an interesting example of human behavior, isn’t […]

Filed Under: Conner, Exchange of the Day, Funny, just funny Tagged With: Conner

My son weighs in on Ricki Lake’s birth plan….

November 14, 2011 21 Comments

Ricki Lake is famous for several things, but one of her more recent projects was to film the birth of her baby… in a bathtub… in her apartment… with a midwife.  I’m not going to provide any social commentary here. (cough, cough, epidural!, cough, cough) To each, her own. Last week, Handsome Hubby and I […]

Filed Under: Conner, Exchange of the Day, family, Funny, just funny, no reason - just fun Tagged With: Conner

Conversations about cake…

June 17, 2011 10 Comments

At our house, if there are cakes or cookies around, this conversation is repeated constantly: Kid: “Mom, can I have some cake (cookie, doughnut, ice cream, pudding….)?” Me: “Have something nutritious first.” This is my general policy on sweets, has been for a while, yet they ask over and over. This morning Conner came in […]

Filed Under: Conner, Exchange of the Day, family, frustrating, Funny, No Mom wants to hear..., parenting Tagged With: Conner

No symbolism here.

March 15, 2011 11 Comments

Conner has been needling Grant and just bugging his little brother in general. Grant got some scrap paper and drew a picture for Conner. I am thinking Grant is getting tired of Conner’s antics. I am also thinking that if Grant invites Conner to the beach, Conner should decline the invitation.

Filed Under: Conner, family, Grant, No Mom wants to hear..., Randomness Tagged With: Conner

Table manners. It’s what’s for breakfast.

March 14, 2011 19 Comments

It’s a school morning. I have a cup of coffee and am sitting in the living room, making fun of Meredith Viera’s LACK of interviewing prowess. From the living room I can see into our dining room… You know those heavy earth moving/construction vehicles that have a claw and can grab big scoops of earth […]

Filed Under: Conner, Exchange of the Day, family, Funny, No Mom wants to hear..., parenting Tagged With: Conner

New year, new moon, new pajamas.

January 3, 2011 9 Comments

Happy New Year everyone! I’ve been busy hitting post-Christmas sales, but realize I need to get the kids some new clothes. Specifically, new PJ pants for Conner. His statement after his brother made a comment about his ripped PJs….? “My butt isn’t hanging out, it’s just showing.” oy.

Filed Under: Conner, family, Funny, No Mom wants to hear... Tagged With: Conner

NOT a well-planned joke.

December 17, 2010 8 Comments

Just like all of you, I’ve been baking and decorating and shopping and baking and wrapping and baking and… lots of baking. And lots of boys asking if said baked goods were ready to eat yet. Earlier this afternoon I was super-exhausted-I-need-a-nap-or-I’m-gonna-fall-over kind of tired. Just a quick power-nap. (Dear Earplugs and Dark Room, I […]

Filed Under: Conner, family, Funny, mischief, No Mom wants to hear..., people are stupid Tagged With: Conner, Devin

And then milk came out of my nose….

December 14, 2010 10 Comments

Scene: the dining room table. Conner is joking about possible names of his future children. (Let’s hope waaaaaaaay in the future…..) Since their last name is Brown, one would need to be careful about choosing a first name. Conner: “I’m going to name my kid Hash.” Me: “Ugh! Your father just about drove me crazy, […]

Filed Under: Conner, Devin, Exchange of the Day, family, Funny Tagged With: Conner, Devin

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