Embracing My Retro Persona, Once Coupon at a Time

February 19, 2016

Oh crap. So this is how it happens. Slowly, and without warning. I went to the grocery store with the Pirate and First Mate, a.k.a. Little Chubs. By the time I had weaved through 15 aisles, balancing cherub tomatoes and cheese puffs that they tore into – two of the messiest possible foods to eat […]

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Evidence

December 04, 2015

I just got home after a marathon day out of the house. I always feel like I miss so much when I’m not home from 8 a.m. to after 9 p.m. No offense to Cool Dad but usually when I’m out for a long time I come home to evidence of what happened in my […]

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Trick or Treat

November 05, 2015

I often joke that I’m Mother of the Year in a sarcastic way but I really do manage to screw up quite a bit, it’s not just jokes. Last night I was on the phone with a client who knows I have a 1 and 3 year old and she said, “Wow the little ones […]

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Supermarket Sweep

September 30, 2015

As I’ve already reported on Facebook today, I started my day by letting the dog out and forgetting to let him back in. Luckily, the First Mate saw him out there and pushed the door open and let him in or he might still be out there. Barely 15 months. Impressive. When I picked the […]

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Entitlement Parenting: Bad at Maths

March 16, 2015

There are often posts on the Boards selling things. I’m always surprised at what people actually sell because we all know that once a kid gets his or her mitts on anything, it’s basically covered in spit, vomit, milk and anything else they got their grubby little hands on. I always like to find out […]

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Entitlement Parenting: First World Problems

March 06, 2015

It’s hard to even believe these posts are real. From the Glover Park Mom’s Board: I have a unique and somewhat urgent request : we were scheduled to have our anatomy/gender sonogram today but due to the weather our obgyn practice was closed and our gender reveal party is set for Saturday. They operate on […]

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