A Tea-Tray in the Sky

You know the hard part about disappearing for months? When you finally reemerge from the abyss you have a million things to talk about, but ...

"I have a joke Mama. Wanna hear it?" Alice asked lying next to me in bed. "Tell it fast, it's time to sleep," I to...

You guys, you know what today is? Wednesday, right. But not just any Wednesday. Last lunch bunch of the school year Wednesday. Sob...sob.....

In case you were sitting there thinking, "I wonder how dear, sweet, artistic Alice has been lately?" So now you wanna see he...

Can I share with you my most hated aspect of parenting? The clothes. The endless buying and washing and outgrowing and changing seasons, ove...

It's finally happened. I've given in. You can't see it because, well you're there and I'm here, but I'm waving the w...

Passion: A strong and barely controllable emotion. Alice hit me today. She was mad at her swim teacher, so she hit me. That's logical,...

In my house there's a mythical place where toys go called Way Up High. The location often changes without notice, but the laws governing...

"When I grow up and get big, I don't wanna be a mama," she told me. "That's fine. You don't have to be a mama....

Thanksgiving came and went. We survived. I mean, really, it's a fairly painless holiday. You eat and drink and eat and watch football an...

I am too tired to write. I know I said I wasn't going to give any more excuses for not writing , but I swear, this time it's differe...

"Forrest doesn't want to play with me anymore Mama," Alice said with a sad tone. "What do you mean? Did he tell you that?...

I overheard this conversation and it made me chuckle. Him: So, Alice. Today's Election Day. That means we get to vote to decide who'...

Hand in hand, I lifted the latch and we entered the tot lot. All around were tricycles, plastic ride on cars, balls, plastic playhouses, and...

You know what I hate? Pee. I am sick to death of pee. Not mine of course. My pee is fine. I put it in the appropriate receptacle. I think th...

"I had to sit in my cubby," she told me completely out of the blue. "Yeah? What do you mean, you had to sit in your cubby?...

Today marks the first day of "Get Your Shit Together." I need to get my shit together. When some folks say that, they may be refer...

Alice is well into her second week of school and things are going swimmingly. She's an ungodly early riser by nature; the transition of ...

"How was school? Did you have fun?" I asked Alice. "Yes. I did the tire swing." "By yourself or with other kids? Di...

Monday night I wrote this post . And then I had this twitter conversation. After that, I proceeded to spend hours lying in bed, not sleeping...