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The Bump.
There’s a lot of jokes out there about getting bumped in the head, and I think they all must have been written by folks who really have had ‘their bell rung.’ Two days after I opened the car door into my head with enough force to warrant three stitches, I still feel a little like…
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The Best Christmas Present Ever.
I just took my Christmas tree down yesterday. I had literally almost forgotten it was there. Significant, because about a week and a half ago, I was sitting in the family room of our little lake house, feeling as if my Christmas tree was going to eat me. A bit of a dream to live…
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The ‘Holidrama.’
You needn’t have a calendar to know it’s December. Just observe the nearest toddler, if not your own. No kid in their right mind can maintain a calm status in December. No. Way. My very own little toddlers deserve a little slack this month…which I probably won’t give to them…but still…on top of it being…
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The Foo.
“Mommy, you a foo-foo, head.” It all started with a made up word meant to spur a laugh in an obviously frustrated Mom (me) at the end of a long day. By the end of those kind of days, no matter how nicely I started to direct commands in the morning…they become short, delusional quips…
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The Earrings.
Every little girl remembers getting her ears pierced…well, at least, I do. But not as clearly as I remember my sister get hers pierced. Marked by the insane screeching and blotchy-faced toddler with tears gushing out of her eyes. It’s in memory of her experience that I decided not to say a word about it…
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