Recent Parenting Posts
Summer dessert recipe: Ice Cream Brownies
Frozen ice cream brownies! Could there be a better summer dessert? Choose your favorite ice cream flavor and embellishments, and prepare to delight friends and family.... Read more »
Amazon TODAY ONLY: 66% off Schlage Keypad Deadbolt Door Lock
Today only, this lock (in satin nickel and aged bronze finishes) is in the Amazon Gold Box for 66% off the list price ($79.99).... Read more »
BlogHer, School, Meds, and My Mom: Because I'm all out of exciting titles
This will be the first year in seven years that I won't be at BlogHer, but the first weekend of any month is killer for a family with a spouse… Read more »
I'm human. And I'm super. Just not super human.
"Just eat what's in front of you!" I snapped, nearly tossing their sippy cups at them as I stomped off. "What did they do?" my husband asked as he fixed… Read more »
Just tape them back where they belong aka MY MIL IS CRAZY TOWN
My kids (and my in-laws) have been begging for their yearly visit to the Jersey Shore, but between my mom's surgery and my husband's work schedule, we haven't been able… Read more »
Mountains, molehills, and orogenesis
Funny how life works. You spend 45 years without setting foot in Utah, and then you're there twice within six months. The latter trip was for my first evo conference… Read more »
What happens when your parenting choices lead to bad things?
I've watched as the parents who chose to bring their kids to the Aurora, Colorado movie theater have been shamed all over the Internet. Sadly, I've seen the similar first… Read more »
No-brainer dinners: Five meals to assemble and heat
It’s summer, and I don’t wanna cook. Actually, I don’t mind the cooking; it’s the thinking about cooking I want to lose.... Read more »
In like a lion, out like a rack of lamb
I really wasn't surprised to hear that my mom was pissed that I tossed her rack of lamb. It was just one of the many [two 2-ton dumpster full] casualities… Read more »
The Saddest Divorce Gifts.
In the last 11 months I've felt the absence of certain things in my life, some practical and others very emotional. Divorce is hard and maybe you want to help… Read more »
