Category Archives: After Ever After

My daughter has been sighing a lot lately. Sighing, along with eye-rolling, are her primary means of exercise. I’ve been expecting the long, drawn out sighs, the eye rolls, and the sarcastic comments.  I had been preparing for them since … Continue reading →

Last week I broke down and bought one of those lunchable snack packs. Yes, I know that they are the worst possible things that you can feed a child. Artery clogging disgusting little packets of certain death, but they were … Continue reading →

-Wake up -Brush Teeth -Beat each other about the head -Watch Blue’s Clues -Recreate scenes from Finding Nemo in toilet with pages from Finding Nemo coloring book and Mommy’s favorite bubble bath. -Test absorbency of new toilet paper brand by … Continue reading →

I was down in the cellar, doing yet another load of laundry, when I heard a faint but all too familiar cackle. I panicked, thinking I hadn’t shut the cellar door securely, and raced toward the stairs. The door was … Continue reading →

I was at the changing table, cleaning up a particularly nasty poop of Quin’s, when Millie walks over, grabs the edge of the table and peers over at her brother. “Baby,” she says, her face stern and serious. “Stop grabbin … Continue reading →

This morning, over breakfast (Rice krispies & bananas): TYO: Num Num, Hi Momeeeeee ME: Mommy? Where’d that come from? I thought I was Muma TYO:No, mommeeeeeeeee ME: Do Ty and Sam call Auntie Sue Mommy? TYO: Yes, Auntie Soup is … Continue reading →

The Pottery Barn Kids catalog came today. It always makes me feel inept. Inept as a homemaker. Inept as a mom. Inept as a human being. I drool a bit looking at the kid’s rooms, but really, is anyone really … Continue reading →

Prompts-Catch Up I’ve missed quite a few of these. You volunteer at a pioneer/colonial village. What’s the role you play there and why? I’d probably be the harried looking pioneer mother, with a brood full of little girls in pinafores … Continue reading →

My eldest walloped me in the eye with a Weeble. Today’s Weebles are much different than the Weebles we played with as children. They’re rounder, more substantial. And much heavier. I have a large black bruise on my eyelid. I … Continue reading →

Top Ten reasons I should be happy that I’m once again pregnant and will have to deal with morning sickness, swollen ankles and sleepless nights all for the wonderful opportunity to have two kids under two, both in diapers at … Continue reading →

In my ideal, Technicolor tinted dream world, I would shop in an open air market for fresh organically grown vegetables, meat and gourmet cheese to prepare in a unique four course meal that is tasty and filling despite being low … Continue reading →

Dear daughter, I promise to buy you a pony on your 8th birthday if you’ll do me a big favor and come a little bit early. If you come tomorrow, I will glue a horn on it’s head and you’ll … Continue reading →

A Baby Story should be removed from the basic cable airwaves. Or an explicit warning should air before each cringe-worthy program. I’ve started Tivoing it. Big mistake. I couldn’t sleep last night after watching the graphic labor endured by Suzie … Continue reading →

I feel asleep on the couch last night while watching TV. When I was dozing, my husband wrote “PROPERTY OF TODD” on my arm in permanent marker. We’re out of soap, and the raspberry body wash I used this morning … Continue reading →

Memorable quotes from my evening with Terry Pratchett: Quote of the night: “Everything I needed to know I learned at my public library. School just taught me how to spit.” From my hubby after hearing Terry talk about how much money … Continue reading →