Family

Interjections! At The School Play!

Declan's school makes me laugh. In a good way.Here is his class doing their part at the school play last night.P.S. The shaking is me. I wasn't kidding about the laughing thing.

Breaking My Back

I feel like I am turning into such a complainer. But seriously - how much more can one family handle? There is such pressure on us from to many sides, I feel like if I take one step in any direction, the house of cards…

Pig Wars: Episode I

I was going to name this: "That Time My Kid Was Hilariously Awesome & Played With The Video Camera For Hours & After I Saw It, We Edited It Together & Laughed Really Hard, and Now You Get To See It Too..."But sometimes simplicity is…

Declan as Lucy Liu

Yes, I have MORE health issues. My back has been killing me for a week. Like, I am walking at a 45 degree angle for most of the day. Or doing my best Golden Girls impression. Either way, my kid is having a field day…

This Is Why I Love Declan’s School

They are teaching him to write letters. They are teaching him to use Excel. They are teaching him about business. They are teaching him about begging his parents for money. They are teaching him we are humans, not aliens. And they are teaching him how…

My Warning To New Parents

Your baby is itty bitty. You start singing a song that soothes them. It seems harmless. The baby calms down. You sing it again. And again. And again. They love that song. You do too. You sing it every night. They love that. You do…

Not Smarter Than A Fourth Grader

We're at the tipping point, friends.Declan knows more than me.Lately he has been interested in stars, and space, and the universe - so we started watching How The Universe Works via Netflix. We were also thrilled to see that Boulder astronomer Phil Plait (aka @badastronomer…