From the Scent of Powder

It catches me off guard. A simple item like a pink make-up brush, sitting innocently in the middle of my kitchen table. Like a time tunnel.

“You still have this?”, I asked my mom, amused at the memories that came flooding back.

“It’s been in my purse. Abby got it out.”

Before I knew it, I was an unsure 17 again.… [Read more]

How to Not Dress Your Kids Appropriately

I love fall. I do. It’s my favorite season. The colors of the falling leaves. Pumpkins and gourds. Halloween and costumes and candy. A cup of a steaming drink in your hand in the morning. There are rainy, gloomy days, but it mostly comes without the threat of doom and destruction like spring.… [Read more]

Nuggets

“What did you have for lunch today?”, I asked Jedi when he came home from school.

“Chicken nuggets”, he replied. “Hey, Mommy? What part of the chicken is the nugget?”.

“I’m not really sure”, I answered, honestly.

“You know what I think? I think it’s the chicken’s…”, then in a whisper, “boy parts“.… [Read more]

Twitter, Fun for all Ages

She may be only 3, but my daughter is a burgeoning social media maven. Not only does she hijack my computer, but she knows how to open Tweetdeck, too.

Announcing her presence:

Here she is, venting about her lack of cookies:

Which leads to her loss of keyboard privileges, and this:

Yes, this happens often.… [Read more]

The Mom Bag

We’ve all had those moments as parents when a certain situation strikes you upside the head with the enormity of what you’ve gotten yourself into. The damn, I’m such a mom moments. I used to be smacked with these flashes a lot when my kids were even littler and everything was new.… [Read more]