I'm a 41-year-old mom to two girls ages 8 and 5 desperately seeking sanity. I'm an editor and social media coordinator in business publishing. My husband, a former beach bartender, founded MouseCalls Computer Services here in Nashville. We have two mutts, three crabs, two frogs, and too much laundry. Estrogen and wine flow freely here, so kick off your shoes and come on in!
Parenting
The Mysterious Unsolved Mystery Of Our Lack Of Mysteries
My oldest daughter is obsessed with mysteries.
We’re not talking your ordinary variety kid love of Scooby Doo, either. We’re talking O-B-S-E-S-S-E-D. I’m not sure where that personality trait comes from…ahem.
And, just an observation, ”What exactly are they SMOKIN’ in the Mystery Machine?”
She loves to watch Roxy Hunter & The Mystery of the Moody GhostRoxy Hunter on DVD, [...]
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
As soon as the girls and I walk in the door after work and school I spend at least 15 minutes wandering around the house, gathering up abandoned shoes and placing them by the back door, loading breakfast dishes into the dishwasher, and picking up rejected outfit choices off Miss C’s bedroom floor. She is already insistent [...]
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Yesterday the girls were playing quietly in our formal living room, which should have been my first clue that something was awry.
Parenting Rule 102, Section 2.0: If your kids are quiet for an extended period of time then something is about to drop, break, burst, implode, explode, or spontaneously combust. It’s a veritable Russian Roulette [...]
It Takes A Village, And Lots of Vino
Last year I ran into a friend at the library and as she held a baby on her hip and her two young children swarmed around her she commented, “I don’t know how you do it.” She marveled that I could manage working outside the home, blogging, parenting, and marriage.
You know what? I don’t really do [...]










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