Always On My Time

Weather, you have some 'splainin to do. Don't you know November is in four days?! I had to turn the AIR ON today.  But thanks for letting my kids enjoy you a little while longer. I keep hearing you aren't going to be so generous this winter, you selfish turd.

K is a sneaky child, especially at bedtime. He will act like he is asleep, just to turn on his light to read or eat some pilfered candy after we tiptoe out of the room.  Every now and then I'll wonder out loud where the new iPad is (we have 2-don't even). At about the time I realize it's not where I left it, I hear sounds coming from their shared room.  He puts the iPad under his pillow before bedtime. Too smart. I 'd just love to know what he thinks of us when we don't catch him. He is probably snickering to himself, "Those idiots. And they call themselves parents," as he plots his next move to completely lobotomize us.  Lately, however, K has been either biting his nails, breaking Legos apart with his teeth, or eating something he isn't supposed to. I know this because I have to lay with A in his bed until he goes to sleep, which takes a while when there is crunching sounds coming from across the room. I don't really even know what he i...

I always thought personal bloggers were card-carrying narcissists (see About ). And I was sometimes (ok, lots of times) wary of people who cry foul when criticized. Putting yourself out there is hard, y'all.  But people really, really need to hear what I have to say. They need me.  Yeah, ok. To be honest, I have been kicking around the idea of starting a blog for a while now. I wanted to start a conversation about things that I care about, laugh about, hate, or want to create. I imagined glowing comments about my beautiful children or amazement at the nutritious, creative meal I put on the table. I'd get virtual fist-pumps from women who shared my views on feminism, and our roles in society. Does that a narcissist make? I guess I'll wait for the page views for the answer. But then I was directed to a website that knocked my socks off. GOMI . I really did not know a lot of these personal bloggers (mommy, lifestyle, fashion, etc.) could make so much money for writi...