Soak Up Some Rainy Days

April 21, 2010

In Southern California, rain is rare. So when the water falls from the sky, it is something that catches your attention. Growing up, it was exciting when it rained. It meant we had recess inside, Heads Up Seven Up and drawing on the chalkboard. In college it was an excuse to sleep in and skip [...]

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How To Ruin Your Diet In Six Easy Steps

April 5, 2009

1. Enter a contest for free ice cream. WIN said contest. 2. Convince your awesome husband to go to the grocery store to redeem the coupons. 3. REJOICE when the ice cream is delivered by awesome husband! 4. Scoff at things like “serving suggestions” and “nutritional information.” 5. Scoop a bowl of delicious, delicious ice [...]

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Fooled

April 2, 2009

My Grandmother was a prankster who loved April Fools Day. I remember one year she told us there was a snake in the toilet. My brother and I ran into that bathroom so fast, only to hear my Gramma cackling behind us. Another year, she put string in our spaghetti. It got to the point [...]

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Boys Have Cooties

March 20, 2009

Ever since we got back from Arizona, it’s been Go Go Go for me. Which means it’s been Go Go Go for Maddie, because she’s my super-awesome pocket-sized sidekick. Which means erratic naps, which means grumpiness for both of us, which means we are both crabby witches. Throw Rigby into the mix and well, I’m [...]

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Baseball, Cousins, and Meat (In No Particular Order)

March 16, 2009

Maddie did…OK…on the plane. I think that Mike and I were so worried that she’d freak out that we crowded her and CAUSED a freak out. But, on the Maddie scale, it was a minor upset. And anyone who was pissed at her whimpers felt badly when they saw her cute little face. She was [...]

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The Moozer Cruiser

March 13, 2009

Last weekend I spent fifty hard-earned dollars on one toy for Maddie. This isn’t something I do very often, especially given the fickle nature of my child. The last time I spent over fifty bucks it was on a bouncer saucer jumper thingy, and she loved it for approximately three days. So even if Maddie [...]

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