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Funny Mom Stuff: Mom, you’re shrinking!
My daughter is 6 years old. She is under the impression that aging corresponds with “getting bigger.” At her age, that’s true! On the other hand, my husband and I joke around that I’m shrinking. I’m only 5 feet tall, and the last time we marked our heights on the wall, I was 1/4 inch shorter than last time. I tell my kids it’s because they’re wearing me do...
Stuck in the Snow… Have a Laugh at my Expense
Well, here in Colorado, we had an amazingly warm December with a green/brown Christmas. I knew we’d get our winter weather eventually, and it has arrived during the last few weeks. It’s beautiful, as long as we don’t have to work outdoors. My kids have had some snow days lately, and today they were back at school, despite their hopes that the six inches of fresh snow would cause ...
Found at the library! A children’s book about Twitter?
I was strolling through the children’s section of our local public library, and I spotted the spine of this book on the shelf. I thought, “is that really a kids’ book about Twitter?!” and grabbed it to take a closer look. As it turned out, it’s not a book about the Twitter “fail whale,” but a story about a boy and a whale. Still, I thought it was pretty fu...
Really, CNN? That’s your top story?
This is what I saw when I checked my CNN headlines widget a few minutes ago: Did you see the headline for the Top Story? “Jessica Simpson finds a bosom buddy…” Oh. My. Goodness. I don’t know whether to be amused and relieved that there’s nothing more important than Jessica’s bosom in the news at the moment, or annoyed at CNN for leading with such a ridiculous he...
