Little Red says today, “Who wants to get hammered?”

Read More Best When Taken Out of Context

Gaby: which is your school, Little Red? Little Red: I don’t have a school yet. Gaby: Why not? Little Red: Because I suck my thumb. You aren’t supposed to suck your thumb at school.

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A better woman would have had those toys picked up before we went to the Pioneer Picnic last night. Or at the very least have cleaned up before she went to bed. I didn’t, but I did tell the boys that if they cleaned up the toys they could watch some Saturday morning cartoons. They […]

Read More Mastering the Art of the Upsell

Little Red told me yesterday afternoon he was going to give Daddy all the pennies in his piggy bank. Then Daddy will have money and won’t have to look for a job anymore. After I explained to him that we wanted him to keep his savings, and that Daddy needed a job, Little Red decided […]

Read More Solutions from a 4-year old

For nine months now I’ve been exceedingly emotional. I’ve also managed to gain 20 pounds without even trying. If you ask me, that sounds like a pregnancy — so where’s my baby?

Read More TipToeing through the Cabbage Patch

This is where Heather ceases to become Zen Mama. We’ll be back later.  Probably.

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It’ll be a long time before I stop thinking “if I had just looked in the folder sooner.”  We have spent so much time this week looking for that little blue book.  Sifting through papers, page at a time; methodically searching places we know it can’t possibly be.  And then searching again.  And then a […]

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