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Sick Children Make For Tiny Tyrants

Being taken care of when you're sick is a wonderful thing. It helps to know that when you can't do for yourself, someone is there to step in and make sure the house is kept clean, food is prepared for you (and the rest of the healthy ones), and that View Post

Poop On Croup

E.B woke up yesterday with a terrible sounding cough. It was like nothing I had ever heard before, and at first, I seriously thought it was our fat male cat Clyde hacking up a hairball. Yes, gross, I know. I can always tell when E.B. doesn't feel View Post

Alternative Birthday Idea

As I looked around E.B.'s bedroom this past week I made an executive decision. Based upon the outrageous amounts of toys received during the holidays and making note that all but 2 of those toys had seen actual playtime, I decided that E.B. would View Post

Dollar Store Theft

As I started putting my purchases on the counter in Dollar General this morning, the cashier leaned closer to me and said, "When you told your little boy he couldn't have that chocolate candy, he put it in your purse." I peered down into my purse, View Post

And Then Mother Nature Stomped On My Child’s Heart

It has been extremely cold here in the Mississippi Delta for the past few nights. Last night was no exception, so I cranked the heater up before going to bed and watched the local forceast on the Weather Channel. I could see light snow dancing all View Post

Boys Will Be Boys

Dear E.B., Making toy guns out of these? Gets you a time out at preschool. I'm sure someday someone at the Lego company will appreciate your artistic ability and imagination and demand to hire you as Creative Director because you make the most View Post

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