Separated at Birth

And even more great stuff!

I stumbled across a great Unschooling Dad’s blog the other day and that, in turn, led me to find The Daily Groove.  Check out today’s Groove:
THE DAILY GROOVE ~ by Scott Noelle
www.enjoyparenting.com/dailygroove
:: The Sticky Speedometer ::
Some years ago, my car’s speedometer developed
a case of sporadic “stickiness.”
The first time it stuck I didn’t know it. I [...]

Really really really good stuff

I continue on the path of Radical Unschooling.  Sometimes I really miss the mark.  Sometimes you’d think that I managed to go from RU Parent to Professor Snape in one breath.  Yeah, I’m human and fallible.  It happens.
All things work the same way for me: I find something that really clicks, that I really get [...]

Backhand or forehand?

When your partner of nearly a decade says, “For what it’s worth, I still think you’re hot,” what does it mean, exactly?
He still thinks I’m hot … even though no one else does?
He still thinks I’m hot … even though I’m not hot?
He still thinks I’m hot … for a mother?
He still thinks I’m hot [...]

Saving Face

I have fucked up the chance for swimming in the pool today by adding too much chlorine. Boooooo Hissssss. I know I know.
In order to save face and avoid the wrath of my water deprived children, I’m making a yummy dinner.
It’s the next best thing to doing laps on the beads.
Damned good thing, [...]

Sweet Teefs

I took the boys to the dentist this morning for their 6 month check up.  This is always a nerve wracking mess for me.  Unfortunately, bad dental health is in my DNA.  We brush, we floss, we rinse, and still we rot and decay and all that crap.  By the time Duck was 7, he’d [...]

Life is too short to be bored with your hair

BOOM!

Hostess with the mostest

There’s a little known fact about me that sometimes rules my entire life - I have extreme hosting anxiety. I mean insane hosting anxiety. I’ll never forget Stealth’s 1st birthday party here at the house. I called in reinforcements to help set up the cake, etc., while I lemon oiled the cabinets [...]

Whatcha eating?

*cough* see above *cough*