Author Archives: The Daring One

Redesigning Cars in My Spare Time

When I’m not pondering the great questions of the universe like whether to risk getting peanut butter in the jam jar or jam in the peanut butter jar when using one knife to prepare a sandwich, I like to invent … Continue reading

Posted in all about me, around town, aspirations, driving | 29 Comments

Saving the World, One Piece of Living Slime at a Time

Sometimes I like to play a game called “If I Were A Rodent, Where Would I Build A Nest For My Babies?” This game gets boring because the answer is always the same — out in the bamboo pile in … Continue reading

Posted in blick, domesticality, family fun | 27 Comments

Mudder’s Day and a Sack of Frogs

I can safely say the best part of the weekend was listening to Laylee say “Mudder’s Day” around 400 times. Happy Mudder’s Day. I’m so glad it’s Mudder’s Day. Did you know I get to sing in church because it’s … Continue reading

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Monday Business

Erin and I have booked our flights and rooms for BlogHer. Some other fun people will likely be joining us. I’m already taking notes on what I want to learn and picking out shoes. Are you going? Would you like … Continue reading

Posted in aspirations, Blogging, blogher | 11 Comments

Dan Shoulders My Heavy Load

So normally I’m the one who does all the blogging in the family. Not only do I blog whenever I feel like it on this site but I also blog once a week at parenting.com. Dan skips off to work … Continue reading

Posted in Blogging, he's so fine he blows my mind, parenting | 10 Comments

Please Buy a Calendar

Dan and I are a tad twisted. We are also literate and we have children. We like to read to them. We also encourage them to yell “helloooo” down storm drains to the imaginary people and piranhas who have made … Continue reading

Posted in education, kid stuff, Reviews | 22 Comments