Peep Dioramas
Kids are funny about holiday traditions. They’ll cling mightily to some while not remembering others; actively resist certain new ideas but welcome others without question. Easter is where all holiday traditions have broken down in this family. We’ve done something different every year, to new levels of failure every time. I posted about a couple … Read more
#5 Learns Why He Shouldn’t Open Other People’s Mail
Because we work nights, we usually get home after the kids go to sleep. They leave us notes: tests that need to be signed, permission slips, requests for money, and random thoughts are all written out and laid on the dining room table. Also, anything that arrives in our absence and is addressed “to the … Read more
It’s Giving Me Nightmares
Okay, fine. I’m one of those people who’s all jaded about Valentine’s Day. No need for justifications and rationalizations; you’ve heard them all already from everyone else. I’m just not a fan. But when you have kids, you’re not allowed to not celebrate the holiday. My parents always gave my sister and I each a … Read more
The Best Idea He Ever Had
Monday is pizza lunch day at the elementary school, the only school without a cafeteria where one could buy lunch in a pinch. . . if, say, one overslept or forgot to get lunch meat, or just couldn’t fricking deal with the prospect of making that many goddamn sandwiches again. Therefore, Monday has long been … Read more
