Wanna know why I started this blog ten years ago? Because everyone else was doing it. I kid you not. I was like, oh no, I can’t be the only mom who doesn’t have a blog, so I started one. Yup, I’m a follower, not a leader. And yes, Mom, if everyone else jumped off…
I’ve redone Zoey’s room like nine times, but I’ve never done Holden’s. Wanna know why? Because I love her more. Nahhhh, just kidding. But seriously it’s because Holden doesn’t give a crap. He was perfectly happy with the boring brown room we painted when he was a baby. But guess what he asked for for…
So the other day I got a phone call from a friend, and I’m thinking, that’s weird, why is she calling me and not texting? Oh no, it must be an emergency!! So I pick up my phone and don’t even say hello… ME: What’s wrong? MY FRIEND: I have a question for you.
Wanna know when I started worrying about the social dynamic in junior high? The moment I found out I was having a girl. Because girls in junior high can be meeeeean. And that’s the understatement of the century. There are like 10 million things to worry about in junior high these days, as opposed to…
Ruh-rohhh, I think I might have made a stupid move. So about a month ago when we found out our kiddos were going back to school, I started to buy school supplies. Kinda sucks because I know I’m gonna spend a small fortune and then they’re gonna call off school like three days after it…
Dear Other Parents, Okay, deep breath, here goes. I want to ask a small favor of you. A small favor with HUGE implications. Please, pleeeeease, pretty please with sugar on top and chocolate and vodka and maybe even a little cash or whatever else you want. Can we all please just do each other a…
Oy vey, someone get me some Pepto Bismol stat because my stomach feels like it’s full of a swarm of butterflies that all have Montezuma’s Revenge. Why? Because we have until next Tuesday to decide whether to send our kiddos back to school in person. It’s weird because I kinda know my decision already, but…
Dear parents who are getting a doctor’s note so your kid doesn’t have to wear a mask to school, So the other day I was talking to a friend and she told me about you guys. How you guys are getting notes from doctors so your kids don’t have to wear masks to school this…
Fifty packets, over 6000 pieces, hours and hours of tedious work bent over clicking thousands of pieces together. And then finally. Behold!!! The magnificent Hogwarts Castle! The Taj Mahal! The Millennium Falcon! And that’s when seven words go through your head: WTF do we do with this thing?
Where the heck is Traverse City? Never heard of it. I mean I’m not gonna drop a boatload of dough to go to a place I’ve never even heard of. Then the pandemic happened. And everything changed. Suddenly the thought of cramming inside a metal capsule with 100+ germy strangers to fly somewhere didn’t sound…