I still remember the first time I voted--it was 1992 and my vote went to Bill Clinton. I remember wearing my "I voted" sticker with such pride. That sticker symbolized every woman who couldn't vote prior to 1920 and every black person who was prevented from voting (even after the 15th amendment was ratified in … Continue reading Today We Vote
Nablopomo
The Bounce Place
Well, the madness that was Zoë's birthday weekend is over and I am ready to recover from the over indulgence in sugar. Each of our kids gets one BIG blowout part with all of their friends (okay--Noah got 2, but we don't focus on that. Thankfully memories are short when kids are young). Each of … Continue reading The Bounce Place
The Ultimate Oven
Zoë has been talking for months about getting the Easy Bake ULTIMATE oven. When that "parents nightmare" aka the Toys R Us catalog came, she showed me the ULTIMATE OVEN (as Zoë says--she can't be bothered to say Easy Bake)!! Five thousands times a day. And I heard daily this refrain, "If I don't get … Continue reading The Ultimate Oven
Movement
So it's November. Which means I will torture myself with NaBloPoMo and attempt to post everyday this month. This is my 7th attempt--I have been successful 5 of the 7 times. Just the thought that I have been blogging that long is a bit crazy. When I started this blog back in March of 2006, … Continue reading Movement
Haters Abound
By now, there are very few people on the planet--or at least in the mommy blogger world I often live--who haven't heard that the Duggars are expecting their 20th child. The mom is my husbands age. The idea of a 20th child gives me absolute nightmares. NIGHTMARES. I am happy with my two children. Would … Continue reading Haters Abound
