I listened to a great episode of This American Life today. Side note: If you don’t already listen to This American Life, start today. And back to reality. So I listened to an episode of This American Life about the people we call first- the people we call when things are awesome, and the people… Read More Who You Gonna Call?
This is our first week back to school, or as I like to call it- the beginning of reality. Those last two weeks of summer were rough. The kids were sick of each other, me, and every activity I had planned. They fought constantly with each other and with their friends. By the time open… Read More …and we’re back!
Last night I was stuck in traffic… for hours. Literally hours. In the space of an hour, I moved less than 2 miles. At some point I gave up and put the car in park. Hours.
The little Spreadsheets have been to plenty of restaurants. They love In’N’Out, Chick Fil-A, Firehouse Subs (for the drinks), Rosa’s, and sometimes Phil’s Ice House. All of these places have one thing in common- no waiters. … Read More The Spreadsheets Eat Out
When your kid has an off day, it’s like being trapped in a burning building. You can hear the alarms going off, you want to get out of the way and on to safety, but you are stuck, everything you do makes it worse. … Read More Getting through the “Off” days
If one more mother tells me how excited she is for summer I am going to slap her. My anxiety level about summer is WAY to high to be nice at this point. I love my kids, I do. I love to be around them, do activities with them, and see them learn and play,… Read More Summer Dread
Ok I don’t actually know the history of the minivan, though I will say there is a minivan exhibit at the Smithsonian that is just shocking because I knew people who owned that exact minivan. I grew up with minivans and have been driving a minivan for the last 5 years. I love them. I… Read More Minivan History
Cultivating Chaos 