These Boots Were Made for Walking. But Maybe Not Funerals.

Um. I was going to write a post that started out with “I hate packing so incredibly much it’s not even funny and also my whole life I wanted to be that girl who could just throw a toothbrush in her bag and haul ass out the door unemcumbered and I am SO not [...]

Ten Things That Will Remain Unsaid

1.  I wish you wouldn’t read this blog. I have a lot of things I want to say about you that I can’t.
2. Your behavior disgusts me, but I am too afraid of you to ever tell you that to your face.
3.  I can’t believe you’re related.   I hope I never raise a child as [...]

An Old Time Ramble in the Woods

Here’s something you may not know about me. I own every L.M. Montgomery book ever written.  All the Anne books, all the Emily books, Jane of Lantern Hill, the short stories, all of them.  And while I agree wholeheartedly that most television shows and movies made out of the beloved books of my childhood are [...]

Black White and Read All Over

When I was a little girl, every Saturday my father would take me to the library and I would check out the maximum number of books allowed at one time. I think it was 15. And then I’d go home and run up to my room and sit on the floor in the [...]

My Entourage Consists Mainly of Emotional Baggage

I have a guest post up at She Likes Purple.
I have what may be the #1 crabbiest baby of all time. On the plus side, for the rest of his life whenever he is this crabby I will be putting this birthday present on him and taking pictures so that I can show them [...]

Happy Birthday Baby Boy

Whew. One year old. I can hardly believe it.
You know, this sounds ridiculous, but I just had no idea I’d be bringing this whole other little person into the world. I don’t know what I thought, but I didn’t think I’d be buying my son Jack Johnson’s new album for his first birthday present. [...]

I Think the Universe Might Be Trying to Tell Me Something

V.D.

I can still remember the  moment like it was yesterday.
I’m standing in my parents living room, 17 years old.  It’s summer.  My best friend Andrew is there, waving around some letter he just got from the college he’s about to head off to in a few months, and he says “Hey, I just got my [...]

Food Fight

Blargh.
Today is one of those days when I need all of you out there to remind me that it’s not always like this before I lose my shit. Or rather before I lose my shit more than I already have.
I never really understand what this meant before but I am here to say that as [...]

Happiness

People.
It is 72 degrees outside.  72 DEGREES.
Eli is the happiest baby in the WORLD as long as he can sit outside in his bouncer and stare at the yard.
Um, did I mention I mention that the wireless internet works OUTSIDE?
I just might make it after all.