Meet Our New Family Pets!

August 11, 2019

Meet Our New Family Pets! Last summer, Princess Roundhead and Chubs made us that deal that if we got them hermit crabs then we didn’t have to get them American Girl Dolls. We fell for it, got them their crabs and then we ended up at the stupid American Girl Doll Store anyway to spend […]

School’s Out FOR SUMMER

June 14, 2019

School Is Out FOR SUMMER Today is the last day of school. Oh how I look so forward to summer with the kids. This is an exceptionally busy summer for us with work, weddings and all the planned visits we have to fit in, but I’m thrilled it’s summer. Even if I’m consistently sweating like […]

I Didn’t Even Apply But I Was Recruited Anyway

May 08, 2019

I Was Recruited Anyway If you want to volunteer at any DC Public School, as of Fall, 2018, you have to jump through the added hoops of getting a TB test and being fingerprinted at the DCPS Central Office. Suffice it to say, most people are too busy for this nonsense, so there is a […]

Welcome to the Jungle

March 04, 2019

Welcome to the Jungle When people say “You should get out more” I’m pretty sure they aren’t talking to me. Because every time I go out, something stupid happens. Both days this weekend I woke up “early” and was surprised to leave behind a house of sleeping kids, dogs and husband, only to learn that […]

And I Didn’t Puke This Time!

January 30, 2019

Dumbarton House Tour Guess who went on another field trip as a chaperone? Yes, this glutton for punishment. As someone who gets car sick backing out of the driveway, you would think I would stop raising my hand for this stuff. Here’s the good news: I can finally say I’ve been to and toured Dumbarton […]

The Biggest Shopping Weekend of the Year

November 25, 2018

The Biggest Shopping Weekend of the Year But we’re just hanging at home, learning new tricks with old dog Alexa. It should be of no surprise to me that my daughters, who have farting contests, who can fart on command, would figure this out about Alexa.