Freak Parade

Dear Santa:
I have been very good, sort-of good, decent, passable this year. With that said, I’m not asking for much this year, but there are a few things I’d really like……
This year, I want to take every opportunity to enjoy the holidays.
I want to watch corny movies.
I want to build memories with my kids.
I want […]

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Thanksgiving is over. I have stuffed myself with good food…and restuffed (and restuffed, and restuffed) myself with leftovers. As the calendar gets ready to flip to December, I am busying myself…by programming my DVR to record all varieties of cheesy Christmas movies. Don’t ask me why, but I am a sucker for the mushy, fluff […]

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So…The Girl is now a yellow belt. Woo hoo! As you saw in the video, she broke her board on her first try. She was one of only 3 to break her board with only one kick (Not that I was counting or anything. Ahem.)
Aside from a bright (and very stiff) new yellow belt, she […]

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Yeah, so I thought I’d keep from clogging up your feedreader by doing the opposite of NaBloPoMo. Forget that posting everyday in November business…I’m a rebel…..I’m not going to post, like…ever. No, really, I just haven’t been feeling it, I guess. Too tired. Too uninspired. Too something. I haven’t even been able to scrape […]

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The Issue:
As long as kids have had rooms, a battle has been raging. Parents versus kids. Parents want kids’ rooms to be clean (or at least not a health hazard). Kids want the right to keep their space how they want it (to wallow in their own filth). Will a peace treaty ever be […]

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