Category Archives: domesticality

Reminders

Posted on March 20, 2009 by The Daring One

I’m very tunnel-visioned when I feel yucky like this. I feel like it will go on forever. I feel like no one has ever suffered so greatly. I feel that my feelings are self-centered and off base and yet I … Continue reading →

Posted in domesticality, kid stuff, unbearable cuteness | 32 Comments

Bedtime

Posted on March 12, 2009 by The Daring One

We have a big fat hairy bedtime routine at our house. First we send the kids up to prepare for inspection. They’re supposed to brush their teeth, go potty, flush the toilet, wash their hands, make sure the bathroom’s tidy, … Continue reading →

Posted in domesticality, faith, family fun, kid stuff, video | 14 Comments

To the Future Mothers on the Bachelor

Posted on January 26, 2009 by The Daring One

I like a lot of you. I don’t know you. I don’t readily admit to watching your shenanigans and exploits. I just happen to catch the show every Monday night at 8pm PST completely by accident. You are not super-real … Continue reading →

Posted in domesticality, Love and Marriage, parenting, television | 41 Comments

Emotional Outbursts are We

Posted on January 22, 2009 by The Daring One

Emotional Outbursts are We – A Grammatically Correct Place Where a Kid Can Throw a Fit. Things have been sort of climactic at our house lately. Everything is high drama. Both kids are going through a bit of a manic … Continue reading →

Posted in domesticality, food, kid stuff, parenting, unbearable cuteness | 27 Comments

Today I Was a Mom

Posted on January 13, 2009 by The Daring One

I was a mom pretty much all day today. Here is my report: I cruelly forced someone to wear pants outside in 40-degree weather. I cut peanut-butter sandwiches in the shape of dinosaurs and delivered them to an alfresco restaurant-for-2 … Continue reading →

Posted in all about me, domesticality, parenting | 84 Comments

Humility, Thy Name is Mother

Posted on January 8, 2009 by The Daring One

Whatever pride or dignity I thought I possessed as a young whipper-snapper came spilling out of my body along with the child when I lay helpless in the hospital answering to the name of Mother for the first time, midwifes … Continue reading →

Posted in all about me, domesticality, kid stuff, parenting, save me from myself, scaring the neighbors | 19 Comments