top 5 kid books featuring mushrooms
Finally! What you have all been waiting for: a guide to children’s books with MUSHROOMS. This is for those of you who decided to have kids in order to further […]
think carefully about which Halloween decorations you put up
I am not a psychotherapist but I play one on the interwebs today. Do you like to squish pumpkin goop in your hands? Have you fooled yourself into thinking that the fake cobweb cotton you clumped on your hedges looks real? Hmmm, I see (scribbling notes). Find out what these […]
kitchen weather patterns: feeding a toddler
I recently learned that putting a pile of Parmesan on a toddler’s tray then turning your back even briefly to wash a dish, wipe the counter, or open a piece of mail is basically asking for blizzard-like conditions in your kitchen. In fact, it turns out the weather can change […]
are you drinking too much coffee?
(image source) In honor of National Coffee Day, I was just wondering if you are drinking too much coffee…Because, you know, I don’t have this addiction myself – oh no no no – but I thought I’d try to help you in case your consumption is getting out of hand. […]
3 children’s books I’ve banned
There is a lot of reading going on here and a whole lot of love for books, so I don’t feel bad bashing just a few titles. Here are a few I have banned from our house
Edward Scissorhands please cut my toddler’s hair
image source Dear Edward (can I call you Ed?), Let me start off by saying that I’m a huge fan of your work: I have long admired your Robert Smith-like coif, your creative topiaries, and the clever way you can spear a single pea with your fingerblade. I am writing […]
exclamations in celebration of my 200th post!
(Apologies in advance to exclamation point haters – I know you’re out there! Please make an exception just this once, for I can find no other punctuation to adequately express my excited state!) Zoiks! 200 posts: That’s a lot of navel gazing, over-sharing, and doling out of pretend advice. […]
mommy wash dishes: greetings from the kitchen sink
Sippy cups. Milk bottles. Tiny spoons. Funky bowls and plates meant to make mealtime more fun. Last night’s nasty pan still reeking of salmon. Ad infinitum. Motherhood has changed many things in my life for the better but I can’t say I’m a fan of all this new sink time. […]
happy five to my hilarious hubs
Getting all the details sorted out for our wedding five short years ago… Before I met my husband, Rob, I didn’t believe in miracles. Now I do. In honor of our 5th anniversary today, I wrote up a whole mushy post about what a miracle it is that we finally […]
good bye-bye summer
Wait, summer! Summer! Come back! Instead of lamenting all the things we didn’t do this summer (for example, we didn’t picnic, we didn’t barbeque even once though the grill’s replacement parts arrived long ago, we didn’t shed those extremely stubborn 7.2 lbs despite the semi-consistent-mid-day-melt-your-skin-sun-runs in the park <note overly-inclusive […]
inherited: my mother things
My mother would have turned 79 today. As some of you know, she passed away at the end of December on the night of my son’s first birthday. Since then, we’ve sold her house in Wilmington, DE, which was of course an emotional and difficult process. But there was also […]
why my hair looks like this (after baby)
First of all, thank you so much for not saying anything about my hair. Because we all know I’d prefer that it looked much much better than this. Any face to face discussion on the topic would be awkward and cause me to touch my head self-consciously, thereby making it […]
is there anything crazier than childbirth?
Ian, one day old /new What’s miraculous, crazy and painful ALL OVER? Childbirth. And it seems to me that every birth story has a good dose of surprise to maximize the mayhem. I recount a few of my biggest surprises during Ian’s birth over at Mommy Training Wheels, today. Check […]
maybe I’m not smart enough to be a parent (oops too late)
I don’t know how you’re feeling about your intelligence these days, but mine is definitely in question. I’m tempted to build myself up here by listing all of my academic accolades…I realize, however, that these are ancient and utterly useless when it comes to the kind of knowledge I am […]
some burning questions about cracked pepper
Last night I made a simple salad with arugula (a.k.a. rockets) which, as many of you know, is leafy green with a rather “peppery” flavor. I put some cracked pepper in the dressing along with some lemon, olive oil, and fresh garlic. I added pepper to the salad. Then I […]
why a water table is one of the best investments we’ve ever made
image source (fyi, I did not get paid for or compensated in any way for the following post.) Before becoming a parent, I’d heard of water beds, but not water tables. Turns out this is a completely unnecessary yet wonderful “invention” for those of us with toddlers who don’t have […]
there’s a carrot in my shoe and other developments
Announcement: the home tome headquarters have recently gone through a significant reorganization. This includes changes in both staffing and office space. First, we have a new CEO. He has been a strong candidate for this position for approximately 18 months and we he recently decided he is ready for the […]
thoughts while scraping gum off the bottom of my son’s tiny shoe
This is the most tedious micro-management project yet. Except less management and more tedium. But I must [scrape] get rid [scrape] of this glob [scrape with disgust from another angle] so he doesn’t spread someone else’s mouth germs all around our house. Then again, this gum does smell refreshingly minty […]
