It seems the book elf made all of his promised stops… except he took off Christmas Eve. He had to work that night, understandably. There were toys to be wrapped, logistics to be prepped for Santa, cookies to be tested. Fortunately Jake was very understanding. And then after all the…
It occurred to me that my recent post titled My Mouth is a Volcano may have started off a bit negative. I do have an amateur level of schooling in today’s child-rearing vocabulary and the latest psychologist-recommended techniques. I am readily aware of the constant and relentless “no-ing” of our…
It never really occurred to me that Thanksgiving is strategically positioned before Christmas, so as to remind us of the importance of gratitude and generosity and appreciation, just before we jump into the Christmas shopping season. It’s really quite brilliant if you think about it. It also never really occurred…
Lately I feel a bit overwhelmed by all of the life lessons we’re responsible for teaching these two little boys with invisible cotton in their ears. I’m tempted to make a checklist. It usually hits me when I’m blow drying my bangs. I find myself subconsciously re-reading the tag on…
For the record, we had a night where the book elf was called and we had to cancel his nightly drop-off due to naughty behavior, which explains one night when I got a reprieve from self-imposed book reports. The other nights probably have equally valid reasons that sound better in…
Over the years I’ve come across a number of people that wear the same outfit every day. Well, to be more exact, I’ve come across a number of men that wear the same outfit every day. First there was Joe. We went to the same school and he wore a…
When I was a kid I remember LOoOoOving The Poky Little Puppy. I don’t know if it was the puppies or the rice pudding or the strawberry shortcake or what, but I thought it was nearly perfect. Then I grew up and re-read The Poky Little Puppy. Suffice it to…
Last year our cousins Covin and Jenna got an “Elf on the Shelf.” Maybe he was around earlier, we’re not sure. We are sure that last year was when their elf stepped it up. We heard that one day he was fishing in their toilet… and then one day the…
Way back when, when we were debating baby names, we settled pretty quickly on Jacob and Nathaniel. Though James did make a run at “Sergio.” We’d go get coffee and he’d give the cashier his proposed baby name and then I’d here “Double latte for Sergio?” And he’d look at…
I’m embarrassed to admit or repeat the things that I have exclaimed at my two vertically-challenged housemates this year. I had no idea I would ever have to say such things. I will absolutely not repeat them here… needless to say, the most compromising exclamations most certainly occur at bath…