Why must you continue to embarrass me, mother? Our secret is out. By now you know that we are kind of a risky family. Yes, we tend to do things a little differently around here. Some might call us lazy. Some would call us downright irresponsible. I prefer to think of us as … [Read more...] about Confessions of a Paranoid Car Seat Mom
Kids
The Many Faces of Eli
There are few things as entertaining for us right now than watching the many moods and faces of our Eli. There's Mean Face, usually reserved for wrestling opponents, but likely to show up if he's refused a cookie. There's Gettin' My Groove On Face, which appears for most … [Read more...] about The Many Faces of Eli
Taking My Talents To South Beach … Or At Least As Far Away From Elena’s Math Homework As Possible
Confession: I can't do fourth grade math. To be fair, Elena is in the gifted and talented program this year, so what that really means is that I can't do fifth grade math. Wait a minute. That doesn't sound much better. Take this problem that came home on a worksheet … [Read more...] about Taking My Talents To South Beach … Or At Least As Far Away From Elena’s Math Homework As Possible
Oh, The Places She’ll Go (In the Last 3 Weeks of Summer Vacation)
Today is the first full day that both kids are in school. Now that I have five consecutive minutes to form complete thoughts, this is what I'm thinking: Wow, this summer flew by. Dang, Elena's been a busy kid these last few weeks. So much life has happened in the last … [Read more...] about Oh, The Places She’ll Go (In the Last 3 Weeks of Summer Vacation)
Eli, Age 4
This is who you are today, and we love every last bit of you. Happy birthday, bubbalicious. {Photo with text inspired by be in the moment photo} … [Read more...] about Eli, Age 4