
t-minus 12 hours.
Me: "PinkGirl, you know what time it is?" PinkGirl: "what?" Me: "Time to lay out your clothes for school tomorrow." ...
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facebook fragments of a Mother’s Day weekend.
In case you don't follow me on facebook or twitter, here's a little compilation of my weekend updates: Friday, May ...
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the foundation of my work ethic. “Would you like fries with that?”
My daughter was lounging around the house in a circa 1970s McDonalds uniform last night. The neon green version. Attractive, ...
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“Discovery Day” is right.
FirstHusband and FavoriteSon went to a college "Discovery Day" on Saturday, inspecting a potential choice for FavoriteSon. I think it ...
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a perfectly good cup of coffee, wasted.
When I told PinkGirl it was okay to put peanut butter on the snooze button of her dad's alarm clock ...
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identity crisis. part 1.
Eleven year old PinkGirl auditioned for Beauty and the Beast this month. Of course she wanted the part of Belle ...
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Dear PinkGirl: don’t copy me.
There’s a certain person in my daughter’s life, who if she allows it, erodes her joy. I’ll call her TheBully ...
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God gave her to me on purpose.
PinkGirl spent nearly an HOUR crying last night. About E.V.E.R.Y.thing. She went from one problem to the next, never stopping, ...
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Halloween 2011
6:45am: Me, trying to wake PinkGirl this morning: "Good morning Ida." (her character in the play she's in rehearsals for) ...
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