Tag Archives: humor
V is for Valentine
V is for the valiant deeds you do as a matter of course—like traipsing through our home in the dead of night in your underwear to find the source of a sound I’ve tried (and failed miserably) to adequately describe, … Continue reading
Filed under Love and Other Drugs, Normal is Relative, Romance for Dummies
Captain Underpants
As I type, I’m envisioning the disjointed discussion likely taking place in my brood’s fifth-grade classroom right about now, spawned, of course, by the events surrounding Saturday’s cleaning fest at our home. Like most frenzied attempts to rid my world … Continue reading
2012: The Year of the Dragon
According to the Chinese zodiac, 2012 is the year of the dragon. I know this to be true not only because I googled the bejesus out of it, but because my brood became riddled with delirium upon learning they had … Continue reading
Filed under Home is Where the Weirdness Lives, Lizard Lips
The Twelfth of Never
My refrigerator is the center of my universe, the heart and soul of my being and the hub of all that defines my world. Not because of the mince pie, Jack cheese and leftovers contained within. But because of the … Continue reading
Filed under Daily Chaos, Refrigerator Art, Welcome to My Disordered World
A Kinder, Gentler Sort of Holiday Madness
It’s the eleventh day of Christmas and finally it’s safe to venture beyond one’s home out into the Land of Wares. At least it would seem so. The tired, the poor and the frenzied masses have all gone home, lugging … Continue reading
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Filed under Holiday Hokum, Home for Wayward Toys, The Natives are Decidedly Restless
A Decade of Enlightenment: Ten Things Parenthood Has Taught Me
I’ve been a parent for some 8,286 days. A stunningly imperfect parent, I hasten to add. During that period of time I learned more about sleep deprivation, sibling rivalry and teen angst than I previously considered humanly possible. However, the … Continue reading
Dear Santa
Dear Santa, Please believe me, oh great giver-of-gifts, I know you love my children dearly and that you’d do almost anything to make them happy this Christmas. You’re a kind and generous soul. And make no mistake about it; I’ve … Continue reading
Filed under Holiday Hokum, The Natives are Decidedly Restless
Fitness for Dummies
It has been said that dogs are the best brand of exercise equipment on the market. Given my penchant for failure as it relates to fitness, I guess I’m glad I own a dog. However, this leads me to question … Continue reading
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Filed under The Natives are Decidedly Restless, Welcome to My Disordered World
The Beauty of Mismanagement
As I type this, it is two-thirty in the afternoon on a weekday and everyone in my household is still wearing pajamas. No one has brushed their teeth, not one hair upon one solitary head has been coifed and thus … Continue reading
Filed under Welcome to My Disordered World
