Raccoons Keep Trying to Pillage Our House

One time, I made friends with a raccoon who hung around my old apartment. Not sure why I thought this was a good idea, but curiosity got the better of me one evening, so I crept up sideways and scattered some walnuts in front of her. She was pretty suspicious. Also hungry though, so she carefully approached the […]

Where We Struggle to Keep the House From Exploding Before We Move

After months and months of trying, we’re finally moving! Yaaaaaaaaaaaay! Weirdly enough, just when we were getting ready to call it quits and pack everything in until Spring, we ended up selling our house and buying one on the very same day. Almost like it was meant to be, because we love the new house so much […]

8 Reasons We Need to Discipline Our Kids

I was on the phone with my cousin the other day when I nearly made her pee her pants. It went down like this: Her: So then grandma says I have to move that old green car out of the back garage and I told her that car hadn’t been driven in while, so we needed to… Me: THAT’S IT! WE DON’T […]

My Four-Year-Old’s Version of the Snow White Saga

I’m not sure what adulthood means to most 4-year-olds, but from what I can tell, my daughter’s version involves: Dressing all by yourself NOT peeing your pants Making up a bunch of arbitrary rules, and Telling people stories I guess I can see her point. Brontë is very proud to have mastered the first three items, and earlier […]

Bob, The Pyramid Construction Guy, Has It Out With His Wife

I’ve talked before about how cool it is that anyone can blog now. Maybe everything published isn’t as polished as it used to be, but at least everyone’s voice can be heard. It’s neat that future generations will have so many records of what we everyday folks were thinking, even if those thoughts mostly consist of bitching about annoying coworkers, talking […]

Stashing Stuff Under Your Butt: a Karmic Primer on the Ego-Crushing Mirrors of Parenting

Anyone who’s been in a serious relationship long enough will eventually start wondering if their partner is crazy. I think other married people will know exactly what I mean. It’s about getting too familiar with your partner’s quirks. See, we all do weird stuff we usually repress when other people are watching, but no one has the energy to cover up their […]