Under the influence
Yesterday was Mooter’s first day of first grade. I tried my best to be Suzy GoodParent and take photos of my child leaving the house. But Murphy’s Law was in full affect. So pictures were not in the cards. What replaced this ambition was a sense of hurried chaos between bites of cereal, hair combing, [...]
Stop this train
For those of you who are lurking readers that never leave comments (I am assuming I have a readership here, work with me), I have only one piece of advice for you. If you already have one child and get the itch for another, take up knitting. Better yet, take a pottery class. Swim the [...]
Polarity, princesses and peas – oh my!
I recently talked of Mooter being so much like me it’s scary. What I failed to mention is how much that worries me more than scares me. This site (and the variations before it) was created as a vehicle to help me, and others like me, talk through fears in hopes of getting over them. [...]
Projecting
A few days ago, the kids and I were stationary long enough to enjoy a movie in the living room. I can’t remember what we were watching but I do remember having the chance to observe the girls together. Having never had a sibling, I find their relationship interesting, weird and precious. Interesting because I’m [...]
Broke dancing
As Mooter expands her vocabulary, our conversations are as follows: Mooter: [shouting] MOM! REMEMBER THAT EPISODE OF iCARLY… Me: I’m right here, kid. Turn it down a few notches. Mooter: [normal decibels] Oh, yeah. Mom. Remember that episode of iCarly, when that girl, I don’t remember her name because I forgot it, she was singing [...]
No pause button here
Whew! A whirlwind of activity in the household caused a slight pause in blog land. No matter. These pauses give me content when I am otherwise depleted of an original thought. We’re pretty tired. These last two days have brought braces (me) and graduations (Mooter), and I hope we’re done with all this madness for [...]