16 Jun

I’m an Evil Wife

I shouldn’t laugh about this but every time I think of it I find myself chuckling again.  Since today is my birthday I figure that I’m able to get away with things right now that I wouldn’t get away with otherwise. 
Last night I had helped Roegen take off his shirt and pants because it [...]

20 May

Removing the Morning Fog

Until I ingest caffeine each morning, coherence is almost impossible to find (and highly overrated). The kids have gotten used to the chorus of “huh?” “what?” “I don’t understand” that emerges from my mouth when I’m first out of bed.
This morning Roegen came running up to me yelling “Dinosaur ate my foot! Naughty [...]

13 May

Creative Communication

“Jojo eating spoon, Mommy. Jojo eat spoon.”
“Jojo is not eating a spoon. Jojo is outside.”
“Jojo eating spoon, Mommy. Jojo eat spoon.”
“Is there a spoon in her kennel?”
Little feet run across the house. Little feet return to my side.
“No spoon kennel.”
“Good.”
“Jojo eating spoon, Mommy. Jojo eat spoon.”
“Jojo is not eating a [...]

20 Feb

A sane mommy is hard to find

I know, I know. I promised that I was going to start writing more. And honestly, the desire to write, the will to write, the ideas to write – they’re all there. The problem is finding the TIME to write. Houston, we have a toddler.
Roegen is almost 2. He has [...]