Category Archives: domesticality

Millet, Groats and Child Labor

Posted on February 22, 2008 by The Daring One

I’m not sure if this is because she’s particularly industrious or because she thinks that if she helps in the kitchen chocolate chips might fall serendipitously into her mouth. [read more at Parenting]

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My Self-Imposed Interactive Nanny Cam

Posted on February 3, 2008 by The Daring One

We miss Dan a lot. You see, he works all day… at an office… far far away from our raucous good times. Sometimes he doesn’t make it home in time for dinner and we think about him and talk about … Continue reading →

Posted in domesticality, he's so fine he blows my mind, technology, world domination | 43 Comments

Don’t Make Me Open Up a Can of Civil Rights on Your Racist 4-Year-Old Butt!

Posted on January 28, 2008 by The Daring One

I thought I’d take a few minutes last Monday and teach the kids about Martin Luther King Jr. and civil rights in general. We had a good talk in the car about who Martin Luther King was and what he … Continue reading →

Posted in aspirations, domesticality, education, fun, fun, fun, holidays, kid stuff | 21 Comments

Water Torture is for Sissies

Posted on December 5, 2007 by The Daring One

If you really want to wreak havoc with your mortal enemies’ psyches, pump their house full of rabid fruit flies that have no identifiable nesting ground or food source. The flies will billow in clouds around their heads driving them … Continue reading →

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A Whining Whiner

Posted on October 5, 2007 by The Daring One

Yesterday was a serious day. Today I’m whining over at Parenting.com about silly things that do not deserve to be whined about. I know life is good when this is all I have to complain about: If the logs crackle … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Storm

Posted on September 19, 2007 by The Daring One

I over-schedule. I want to do everything and be everything when I grow up. I want to grow my own food and bake bread and make my home a haven of educational bliss, moral perfection and impeccable scrabble playing. I … Continue reading →

Posted in all about me, aspirations, domesticality, food, save me from myself, vacation | 41 Comments