The Mommy Rant

I see the new Lorax movie has spawned some product tie ins. In the immortal words of Dr. Seuss: "I laughed at the Lorax, "you po...

There are three pair of skates, an archery set, skis, and a soccer ball in the back of the van. We are ready for anything. song: People G...

Tried to pull a Little Prince on the twins the other night. The boys are in the habit of asking me to draw stuff. Cats, dogs, bears, Santa ...

Tonight I did not yell at the twin who dropped his entire dinner plate on the floor, but this morning I did lay into the one who pulled my d...

Clouds in the sky watch them waft by

What I learned from my kids today: That it's possible to spray paint a dirt road. song: End of the Line • artist: Travelling Wilburys

The cat killed my peace lily. Insert ironic comment here: ____________ song: Peace Train • artist: Cat Stevens

S & N had appointments to get the shots they missed last month when they had ear infections at their well-child visit to the pediatricia...

It's making me nauseous just smelling all the candy my kids brought home from school today. I know I've griped about the excess of ...

Just finished making and addressing 72 valentines for preschool. And discovered that "love, Silas" is an anagram for Elvis Laos. ...

  Support the Sultan's Ball We can't put on a show using just our coin belts now can we? song: Come Dancing • artist: the Kinks

Doesn't the woman in the middle know she's in an ad with a teddy bear? song:  I'm Too Sexy   • artist: Right Said Fred

As I'm sure you recall, I dubbed 2012 the year of living in the present. The thing about living in the present is, the more you worry a...

The Dork Family on the way home from the library: H: "Mom! Can I turn on my light?" M: "Sure." C: "Mom! I need t...

Why do they call them training pants? What are they training for? The bedwetting olympics? They should call them enabler pants. song: Wa...

The Tao of My Twins: Lesson #12 You know you're a mom when your son has a runny nose and instead of going to the bathroom for a tissue...

First let me say that although I'm not much of a sport's fan, if the home team happens to make it to the final competition - of cour...

OMG, Madonna is the half time show for tomorrow's game? It's like it's 1986 all over again. And surely you remember how well t...

I see how it is. I can have 30 house plants, or one kitten. So in addition to spraying the cat with water when she's caught on top of t...

"Mom! He's putting those peels in the trash!" I look and it's true. C was peeling a tangerine and his four-year-old broth...