>When I was six, my father took me to a free Saturday morning concert at the local auditorium in my small Georgia town. I was beside myself with excitement- Terri Gibson, the guy who sang “Somebody’s Knockin” was playing, we had managed to score front row seats (I mean, only about 30 people had shown […]
June 3, 2008
> It’s time yet again for the Perfect Post Awards, a day my co-host Kimberly and I set aside for bloggers to share with others their favorite posts of the preceding month. This month, I’m awarding a gorgeous woman I met and bonded with over red wine while crashing a party at BlogHer! I have […]
June 2, 2008
> Mornings are rough. Like Greta Garbo, I want to be left alone, but my kids just can’t seem to grasp that concept. What is with them? With that in mind, you can imagine that the AM hours are my own personal hell, particularly since Bruiser is under the extremely misguided impression that each day […]
June 1, 2008
>Yesterday was a momentous occasion in the life of Bruiser Ferrier. The boy got his first haircut. You’d think this wouldn’t be a big deal; Boys get their hair cut all over the world every single day. This haircut, however, was different. The mere thought of it gave me anxiety. Unexplainable anxiety, about the way […]
May 31, 2008
>This is one of those posts in which I imagine we’re all standing around the sinks in a high school bathroom together, dishing on something we don’t want the boys to know about. In other words, if you’re a guy, get the hell out of here. (Although you’re welcome to return tomorrow! Bye now!) Okay, […]
May 30, 2008
> It is only the fifth day of summer and already, I am exhausted. My 17-year-old stepdaughter has declared that this must be “the best summer ever,” meaning that every hour of every day is now devoted to searching for “fun” in all its elusive forms. Conversations like the following abound: “Can I go and […]
May 29, 2008
>It never takes three-year-old Ward very long to break something when he comes over to play. The last time he was here, I sat with my lips pressed into a thin line as he triumphantly held up the remains of Punky’s ABC School Bus Book Set after ripping the “bus” that held the books right […]
May 28, 2008
>For at least a year now, I’ve watched in silent horror as the masterminds at Nintendo have made scores of mommybloggers their betches by plying them with free Wiis. Oh, at first it seemed like an innocent enough plan. Find some of the Internet’s most easily brainwashed likable mothers, offer them a free Nintendo gaming […]
May 27, 2008
> At first, it seemed like a great idea. Our school system introduced an automated phone call system this past school year, informing parents of, well, anything the school system felt we needed to know. That means that if the girls aren’t at school, I get an automated call about it. If there’s a snow […]
May 25, 2008
