Author Archives: The Daring One

Signs Of Motherhood — Today Edition

You find that your purse is suddenly inexplicably filled with legos and orange crumbs. People abruptly unveil way too personal parts of their bodies and ask you if they look red. Your chapstick is filled with dirt. Several times throughout … Continue reading

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Twas the Fourth of Jul-ee

I’twas, i’twas. And we consumed greatly large amounts of the fats and the sugars. Because we are patriots. The cupcakes were made from scratch and about 80% organic, which seems somewhat ironic considering that after eating them we let the … Continue reading

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Best and Worst Part of the Day

Until recently, dinner conversation at our house frequently consisted of Dan and I trying to have adult conversation while the kids interrupted to ask if they could get down, eat ice cream or spill their milk all over the table. … Continue reading

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Love and Basketball

I worked out for the first time today since I overdid it trying to beat that old lady with a cane in the race and ended up flat on my back for 2 weeks from the strain. It felt great … Continue reading

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So Darn Medium

When we arrived at the Long Beach airport in May for our family’s Disneyland vacation, our plane had to sit on the runway for an hour and a half waiting for one of the three parking spots to open up … Continue reading

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Filth and Progress

The differences between filth and progress are very subtle so I will walk you through a few of them. [read more at Parenting.com]

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