They Ate Bambi’s Mom

Posted on August 29, 2006 by The Daring One

And now I’m wishing a big hole would open up and swallow Laylee’s. 

Me and my big mouth.

She did this to me, you know?  With the questioning.  Why? Why? Why?

I broke down.  I did and there’s really no use placing blame. Continue reading →

Posted in bambi's mom, kid stuff, parenting | 37 Comments

Tip Tuesday — Summer Lovin’

Posted on August 29, 2006 by The Daring One

More than friends?Dan and I are rounding out 5 years of wedded bliss, and wedded bliss it has been, lassies.  I love him dearly.  Every once in a while I like to look back and remember our first kiss, a kiss which I will describe for you now. Continue reading →

Posted in he's so fine he blows my mind, Love and Marriage, tip tuesday | 39 Comments

Woman Troubles — A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Chapters 27-37

Posted on August 28, 2006 by The Daring One

(My latest is up at Parenting.com)

This section of the book was painful for me to read.  It sets in motion Francie’s adolescence, a time full of pain, heartbreak and harsh realizations about the cruel world.  No longer can she look upon the family’s frequent bouts of starvation as a game.  Gone is her unquestioning faith in God.  She finds herself doubting that any woman can truly be good or kind. Continue reading →

Posted in gossip, Reviews, tree grows in brooklyn | 4 Comments

BlogHer — Not a Social Club

Posted on August 25, 2006 by The Daring One

Why did I go to BlogHer? 

Here’s part of the essay I wrote to the mommybloggers, applying for their scholarship, without which I would not have been able to attend: Continue reading →

Posted in all about me, Blogging, blogher | 17 Comments

Farmer Wars — The Wal Mart Conundrum

Posted on August 24, 2006 by The Daring One

Health, quality, ethics and affordability.

Yum! Don't you just wanna eat 'em up?Lately we’ve been big on produce at the Daring household to the tune of about 8 lbs lost and increased regularity amongst the preschool faction.  We’re liking this change so well, that we’ve decided to branch out from our normal produce buying habits. Continue reading →

Posted in domesticality, organics, shopping | 48 Comments

Queen Cars and Bikers — Moto-racial Profiling

Posted on August 22, 2006 by The Daring One

Since watching the movie Cars, and I use the word “watching” loosely here to mean having your parents pay $5 to get you into a matinee so you can rotate between the theatre and the restroom like a pinball and accidentally bonk into your brother multiple times as you hop from seat to seat while the movie is playing, Laylee has been obsessed with red cars. Continue reading →

Posted in fun, fun, fun, kid stuff, moto-racial profiling, Random | 10 Comments