Does everyone remember this game? Press Your Luck? You have a button and a game board and the game board blinks and the contestants chant “Big Bucks! Big Bucks!! NO WHAMMIES! BIG BUCKS!” while the board blinks and then they slam their fist on the button and hope. Contestants might win a TV, or a…
I love my kid
Starting Over
This is no time for catchy titles, guys. Basically, I’m about 30 seconds from a wine-fueled whine where I talk about what a bad mother I was today and y’all feel compelled to 1) be nice and tell me I wasn’t a bad mother, 2) yell at me for being a bad mother, or 3)…
Changing the subject
Sometimes I’m speechless. It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes it happens. Today it happened. Joshua’s in this crazy habit of putting on actual pajamas any time he’s going to sleep. I blame the fact(s) that we’re staying at home a lot more now and there’s no immediate need for either of us to get dressed…
Wrong turn
I realized on Monday that I’m taking the Stay-at-Home part of being a stay at home mom a little too literally. As in I almost never want to leave the house with both kids because I’m almost never presentable and attempting to do so requires me to put on a bra. But the truth is…
Under the Sea: The Georgia Aquarium
Dan was out of town for three days this week on business, Emma had a couple of bad nights, and Joshua’s still refusing to nap. Basically, I want to be Rip Van Winkle and sleep for 100 years. Even after two relatively decent nights of sleep and an excellent nap yesterday. I’ll sleep when my…