A Return and a Departure All at Once, Kinda Like a Layover.

Dear Blog readers, I am departing from my regularly scheduled dry and incredibly witty humor for a brief moment. The comedic side show shall return as scheduled, well as scheduled as I’ve ever been.   It’s been a while. Like, a long while. Life kinda, sorta got completely away from me the past few days […]

Where in I confess to…….

Nate: Hey mom, remember that Africa project where I have to make food that I told you about? Can you do that tonight, it’s due tomorrow? Uh, YOUR project that YOU were supposed to look up a recipe for, and are supposed to make it yourself? Nate: Yeah, that one. The same one that you […]

Robbing Starbucks

I’ve been debating how to write this story for a few days now. Do I write in my usual self-deprecating, tongue and cheek, dry humor, or do I tell it straight up, emotional and serious. Is there a “right” way to tell it? Will being funny make me seem like I don’t know that what […]

Animal

There’s a rabbit running loose in our house. I mean it’s our rabbit, not a wild rabbit, but he’s running wild and leaving Hansel and Gretel like bunny nuggets so he knows how to get back to where he came from. That, or he just likes shitting all over the house. It’s much cuter if […]

Jesus is His Homeboy

We have a couple we are friends with that are in the process of adopting. It’s still a long wait away, but I’ve been talking to the kids about it. Today, I told Alex, this is the resulting conversation.   Alex: I want us get a baby!   You want a baby?   Yes!   […]

The Post Where I Insult Everyone

I’m in the dentist office for the second time today. Apparently I scheduled Nate’s cleaning at 9:30 this morning, and Teddy and Reese’s appointments at 3:30 in the afternoon. Alex has had no nap. I have broken up no less than 58704708978238 fights. She’s breathing on me! He’s touching me! He took my thing! She […]

Soap, Water, and Irrational Thoughts

My dad used to like to tell this joke about a man and his wife. They had a dinner party and at the end of the meal guest offered to help clean up. The man said “Naw, soap and water’ll get it done..” Another guest chimed in saying there were quite a few dishes, wouldn’t […]