Category: parenting sure is fun

Beyond the Hand-Holding Punishment

We are in a new mode around here—summer mode. For some people, summer mode means a much more laid-back lifestyle of more ice cream and fewer baths; later bedtimes and less homework. And for us it certainly means a lot of those things. I mean, you will not see any…

My Personal Tragedy Will Not Interfere With My Ability To Do Good Hair

I bought a curling iron so I could make my hair look like Kelly Ripa’s. (I wonder what I have to buy to make my arms look like hers?)  I bought nail polish in lovely summer colors—aqua, coral, sage—so I can still wear sandals and never step foot inside of…

The Chaperone, the Assistant, and the DIY Master

Just thinking about the upcoming summer is giving me some sort of awesome-looking hive-rash. And it’s not just because it’s, like, 100 degrees outside (which I love) and 100 degrees inside (which I loathe…but thanks to a lovely man named Morry, but air-conditioning woes should soon be a thing of…