Seven Angels, Four Kids, One Family
Sometimes sarcasm is the only sane response
This month on the MuseItUp blog is “excerpt month,” and closing it out is my upcoming re-release of The Guardian, which now has a new title (and all new text, and will be published under my legal name…someone please tell…
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Scene: a chipmunk hole where a half-dozen chipmunks are gathered, nibbling on apple cores. One chipmunk is off to the side. One of the other chipmunks starts to speak. “See him? That’s my crazy Uncle Ted. He’s the one who…
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We ended up in Build-A-Bear yesterday, and Kiddo#2 exclaimed, “Mom! It’s my bear!” I didn’t know what she meant at first. Last year, one of her bears got recalled, so I thought maybe it was back, but instead she pointed…
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I woke in the middle of the night with a realization about humility. Humility in America gets a bum rap because we’re more used to “false humility.” You: You’re so beautiful! Beautiful Person: Oh, no, I’m terribly ugly. False humility isn’t…
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Being the Mom Of The Year takes a lot of hard work. Last week, for example, I brought my daughter to the liquor store. These little mother-daughter field trips are an excellent time to brush up my daughter on the…
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I do things Kiddo4 doesn’t understand, but I never realize the disconnect until he says something. For example, while I made him juice one day, he said, “You have to put water under the juice.” I water down his juice…
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