March 24, 2018 at 10:33AM
Best quotes from T-ball this morning: “We’re not picking grass, we’re playing baseball.” AND “Are we going home yet?” AND “Ok son, what is baseball all about?” Son: “TACKLING!!!!!”
March 14, 2018 at 04:11PM
So, it’s rattlesnake season here in the desert. I’ve been trying to “snake proof” the boys by doing some car pool education. This morning with Sam: “Hey Sam, what do we do again when we see a snake?” Him: JUMP OVER THE SNAKE! Me: …. I wonder if the pharmacy could just mix an anti-venom […]
March 12, 2018 at 10:03PM
And now dear friends, as you lay your heads on your pillow and dream of how short the actual sleep really might be, I will leave you with the dark room rhetoric of a fit-throwing two-year old and his wisened older brother: Josh *taking an egalitarian tone*: “Don’t worry Sam, one day you’ll be my […]
Strawberries ‘n’ Cream Cake Mix Cookies
You know what these remind me of? Remember the Good Humor Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bars? I remember once as a child, we got them as a treat with our lunch from the school cafeteria and my life changed forever. I began a secret life-long love affair with the strawberries and cream bar. It’s irrational […]
Cookies & Cream Cake Mix Cookies
Do I like yummy homemade things? Why yes, I do. But you know what I like even better? Semi-homemade things that get the yummy thing into my mouth a little faster. Cue cake mix cookies. These always come out perfectly soft and chewy and FAST. [amd-yrecipe-recipe:26]
March 06, 2018 at 02:14PM
Another installment of “Check it or Leave it?” If you hear “OW!” over and over again followed by insane laughter, would you check on it or nah?
March 02, 2018 at 10:09PM
Here we are. McDonalds on a Friday night. A parent graveyard. The shrieking of our children echos around the indoor playground… children who absolutely should not have that much energy for the amount of activities they did that day. We meet eyes with other parents. There is shame, there is amusement- at least the end […]
February 28, 2018 at 11:42PM
Dave and I were sitting and chatting on the stair case. He looks up: “Is that a hot wheels car stuck in the chandelier?” Me: “Yep.”
February 26, 2018 at 10:32PM
Hey Bobby Flay, if making your brunch is so easy, why don’t you come over to my house and make it for us? Then I can throw all three of my boys at you and up your challenge. Teach the kids but don’t burn ’em AND roll out your food to meet production schedule. Yeah, […]
February 15, 2018 at 10:47PM
Guys, I just found out that they don’t keep score in T-ball. But Josh will. Oh yes… he will. And don’t try to tell him it’s just a game.