This Thanksgiving, we got out of town, driving down to Laguna Beach with Grandma and my brother and sister-in-law–Viv’s adored Uncle Jordan and Aunt Lana. Look at them, all relaxed and well-rested, wearing designer sunglasses without fear. Yeah, they don’t have kids yet.
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Rethinking “Vacation”
Posted in Couplehood, My Family, Parenthood Also tagged baby, blog, chores, family vacation, funny, humor, Jacuzzi, Laguna Beach, mom, mommy, routine, SAHM, toddler, traveling with kids 3 Comments
Instructions for Robot, aka the 30 Things I Do Most Each Day
Have you ever seen The Stepford Wives—the awesome original or the campy/crappy remake? I got to thinking about the robot that would replace me if I lived in Stepford, and how easy it would be to program it. There are only about 30 things that I do all day – I just do each of [...]
Posted in My Family, Parenthood Also tagged baby, blog, Cheerios, Facebook, funny, humor, mom, mommy, parenthood, Robot, SAHM, The Stepford Wives, toddler, Twinkle Twinkle 12 Comments
Swede and Sour
I’m not just a fake blonde—I’m something of a Swedophile. I drive a Volvo, cared for by Bjorn at the Swedish Otto Kleenik. I enjoy lingonberry jam. My favorite muppet is the Swedish Chef. But Ikea, we need to talk.
Posted in My Family, Parenthood, Shopping Also tagged baby, blog, breakfast, funny, humor, Ikea, lingonberry, mom, mommy, muppet, rant, SAHM, salmon, Swedish, Swedish chef, Volvo 4 Comments
writer currently at home with my little girl, Viv. The twist is that while I am raising my daughter, I am also planning my wedding to her father.
