I had no intention of writing a post today. It’s my birthday and I was hoping to do as little as possible beyond my obligations. But, as I was zooming through the kitchen to write something on the shopping list I keep on the fridge, I noticed this glass on the island. It stopped me [...]

Pooptastrophe: A traumatic event or accident involving a preschooler or any child out of diapers and “number two.”
As in, “Robbie had a pooptastrophe at the triathlon when he used the port-a-potty. ”
No one knows what went wrong but I am told his hands were covered with the evidence when he eventually poked his head out [...]

Our honeymoon was to Disneyland. That’s me, the blushing bride, up there in that photo. My parents’ honeymoon was to Disneyland. Saying I’ve been looking forward to taking Robbie on his first Disneyland trip is a bit of an understatement.
But life has a way of, well, getting in the way. We had the budget lined [...]

Robbie: Mom, if we have another child, I’ll share my pajamas with him.
Me: That’s really nice of you.
Robbie: And I’ll share my pancake. Even if there’s just one. She can share.
Me: How about if I just make you both one?
Robbie: Good idea!
Me: What if we get a baby that’s not from mom’s tummy? What if [...]

We try to eat healthy foods. We grocery shop, we garden, we buy veggies, we cook – or at least try to cook dinner every night. But, between two working parents, a child in preschool and our attempts to get to the gym three or four times a week, we sometimes find it easier to [...]