My Elf on the Shelf is Defective. And Naughty.
You guys. My Elf on the Shelf is broken. The little bugger is supposed to strike the Fear of No Presents into the hearts of my children, right? Inspire them to be good and stay off the naughty list?...
View ArticleYou Know it’s Spring in Suburbia When…
Up here in Massachusetts the calendar says Yippie, Spring! But the temperature says, Put on your winter boots because snow is headed your way, sucker. I’m not kidding. It snowed today, even though I...
View ArticleThree minutes in the mind of a mom
There’s a reason women say they have “mom brain.” Even though I make lists upon lists in an attempt to clear my head of all the to-dos racing through it, my brain never.stops.moving. From the moment I...
View ArticleGoing camping with kids vs. camping in your 20s – not exactly the same.
On Labor Day weekend, Hubs and I take the girls camping with a big group of friends. Well, really, I should say “camping.” No tents for this mama. Nuh-uh. We’re talking a (tiny) cabin with a/c and a...
View Article12 Signs It’s Fall in Your Little Slice of Suburban Heaven
It’s finally fall here in New England. It’s a fickle season, isn’t it? One day it’s a sunscreen day, the next day it’s 45 degrees and raining. Fall isn’t exactly consistent around here, but as sure as...
View ArticleIf moms had their own Valentine’s Day candy conversation hearts…
Valentine’s Day is a big deal in this house. Well, at least for those of us under the age of 9. My girls have been working on valentines for a few weeks now. Which means the play area looks like an...
View ArticleI STILL Just Want to Pee Alone, and I bet you do, too.
What do you do when your original anthology becomes both a #1 best seller and a New York Times best seller? You release a follow-up! Last year I contributed an essay to a book called I Just Want to Pee...
View ArticleTop 4 ridiculous “holidays” Pinterest wants you to celebrate
Lots of people complain that “Pinterest Moms” have ruined it for the rest of us. “It” being every holiday. Every day. Every thing, really. I’m sure you know of one of these moms. She probably recently...
View ArticleCan I put a doily on her head and call it done? And other...
18.5 days. That’s how many school days are left for us. And I tell you, I am waving the white flag. Waving it high. I want to be done. I want to just say WHATEVER to the science project display board,...
View ArticleHere are the candy conversation hearts that moms want
Hello moms, and happy Valentine’s Day! Does your house look like Cupid threw up all over it? I can’t even see the table in our sunroom. It’s a sea of heart stickers, heart pencils, valentine-themed...
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