The Mommy Rant

Now we finally know who killed JR. Cancer. Pretty lame plot line if you ask me. song: Just Like Heaven • artist: The Cure

I think it says a lot about one's psyche when you're driving and a vehicle in the other lane flashes its lights and instead of slowi...

We gave Leo quality turkey leftovers last night and she snubbed them. Honestly, what kind of cat is she? The mice are better at finishing ...

him: Mommy, Yoda is like the all-green guy. He has green eyes, a green lightsaber, and green skin. me: Yup. He's all green just like Ke...

Last week, along with bananas, cukes, and potatoes on the day old shelf at Jack in the Beanstalk were several bags of marshmallows. I asked ...

Orphan protagonists in children's literature are as common as mold spores in August. So common that one might assume that in order for a...

After yet another note home about lice in the elementary school I ordered up a bottle of lice preventative shampoo from Fairy Tales Hair. Fr...

Some Halloween photos for Liz. Good thing I was better at finishing the costumes on time than I was about getting the Halloween photos...

NaMoBlo is going horribly! I've posted less than usual this month instead of more. I was good to go before November began too. And up ti...

asking your children if they'd rather enjoy their lives and be happy or keep arguing and fighting over who stepped on a crack.

high winds sway while pumpkins decay. conversational banter concerns letters to santa.

God defend me from idiots.              -George Bernard Shaw I don't know about God - but the voters did. Missouri Senate Claire M...

Woah. Maybe he already HAS the force. song: People have the Power • artist: Patti Smith

Santa's going to have his hands full this year. H said he's asking for a magic wand, "that really works," and for an inst...

cleaning all the dead pets out of the freezer.

Hey guess what Facebook friends? I f*cking love science too but I f*cking hate swearing! Especially on venues my kids see. song: Dang Me ...

Someone to Lay Down Beside Me - Linda Ronstadt Someone to Watch Over Me - Ella Fitzgerald It's getting pretty  crowded in that room...

The twins have invented a new word: lasterday. Lasterday is a cross between "last night" and "yesterday" and it appear ...

Good grief. I'm already a day behind on NaBloMo. How did this happen? Stupid Frankenstorm? Holiday gift guide deadlines? PTO volunteerin...

N has been carrying his pumpkin around the house with him, flameless candle aglow, and leaving it places: the living room, the playroom, o...