…when you get a stressed-out dad, trapped with his kids for 4 straight weeks, doing some crafts on the road.
Can you guess the missing letter?

For some reason, I seem to be physically incapable of doing a decent Chewbacca impression.  I try and try to make the noise, by what comes out seems more like a combination of the wailing of childbirth and the sound of a foghorn.  And it’s amazing how often this seems to come up in our house.  My husband, on the other hand, can do an awesome Chewie impression, so I always ask him to do it for me after I meet failure.
Here is my impression strength: The wicked witch in …

With the recommendation of several adults that I know, Arp and I took M into NYC last week to view Bodies: The Exhibition. Yes, we took a 4.5 year-old to view preserved, dissected, real human bodies. I actually thought M would really enjoy it. He has been very interested lately in both the human body, and in the concept of death. We have a book on the human body with lots of pictures of all the various systems and organs. We look at the pictures quite …

I’m retelling a story that I heard tonight that made me crack up. It’s not exactly my story, but I need to tell it anyway. I’m so mad that I missed the meeting when it occurred.
Our Attachment Parenting group meets evenings in a building that also hosts meetings of local old folks. The old folks have pancake breakfasts, socials, and whatever else old folks do when they are together. The AP folks meet in a room on one side of the building and the old …

Arp and I and the kids were out late the other day, and when we came home it was dark and kids were asleep in the car. So we were a lot quieter than usual when we came into the house. We were trying to get the kids right into bed and were tip-toeing in the door. As we came in and put on the lights, THIS! is what we found our cat Loki doing…