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parenting 101

Today’s lesson: POOP Lesson 1:  If you determine with near certainty based on a red, red face that your child is going to poop in the tub, you have two options.  You can let them poop in the tub, or you can yank them out and attempt to get a diaper on before it falls. (Oh [...]

not so taxing after all

(God dang it. I hit publish and lost the entire entry I just wrote. I am stomping my foot and pouting. This one won’t be as good! The lost one was a great work of ART!) I am happy to report that after crying that I would never be able to retire because I wouldn’t [...]

bigfoot shops at the gap

This weekend the whole family ventured to the outlet mall. Whereas most outlet malls are shopping mirages in gigantic deserts of parking lot, and if you park on the outskirts of the lot its a good mile to the store, this outlet mall is the opposite. It has the parking equivalent of your driveway. Around [...]

get ready for the time of your life

This entry is for Maura and as yet unborn/un-named Baby R, who we hope makes her appearance on Saturday! She’s already a Scorpio… I realized this weekend that in the year since BabyA was born, I have never laughed so hard so often or been so delighted with another person. I have never cried with [...]