Trying to explain what St. Patrick’s Day is all about to my three-year-old left us both more than a little confused. I have clearly failed in my parental duty to read lots of fables and fantasy stories to him, because he had no idea what a leprechaun was, though rainbow and gold were perfectly clear….
Push Pull
I never thought I’d be a stay-at-home mom. In classic pre-parenthood style, I was sure I had a good idea of what life with a child would be like, and I knew that I wanted to do more than be a mother. But I also wanted to be home, so half-time was the obvious solution,…
Take out the trash day
I’m almost famous today! I didn’t quite come up with the idea for Stasha’s Monday Listicles for this week, but I did suggest it after reading this one of Jessica’s posts from My Time as Mom. So yeah, almost famous. I’ll take it! The idea is to confess 10 Things I’m Rubbish At, so here…
To my friends
Dear blogging friends: I used to get frustrated with my husband for not answering his emails in a timely manner. He told me that after staring at computer screens all day, it was close to the last thing he wanted to do at home. Finding him on Reddit night after night, I didn’t believe him….
Discipline dilemmas
We sat on the living room floor together, pulling the play kitchen utensils out of their box. I named each one as Theo picked it up. Spatula. Whisk. Tongs. Ladle. “That one’s for soup, like we just had for lunch,” I told him. His eyes lit up, and then, without warning, he leaned over and…
