From the Blog
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On Friendship
The Mom: Can you please make sure your little sister sits next to you on the bus? She was asking me for gum to pay off some kid as part… Read more →
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On Mommy’s Homework
Well, *I* only have 1 sheet of math homework. And my Word Study. But I’ve got bad news for you, Mommy. Mrs J gave you 11 sheets of homework! The… Read more →
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On Glaring
I like glaring at people. It’s my natural state. The 6 y.o. Read more →
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On Intelligence
The 13 y.o.: Who is the most intelligent person you know? The 10 y.o.: Me. The 13 y.o.: (rolls her eyes) BESIDES you. The 10 y.o.: You. The 13 y.o.:… Read more →
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On Michigan and LOTR
You know Michigan is kind of like the Shire. People here are related to each other, they don’t like adventure and, well, they’re short and kinda chubby. And I’m thinking… Read more →
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On Women’s Equality
The Mom: Just so you girls know, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 1920 gave women the right to vote in America. Less than a century ago. And in… Read more →
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On Trash & Chores
What?!! I have to empty all the trash cans AGAIN? Didn’t I just do this last week? Sheesh. The 6 y.o. protesting her weekly chore Read more →
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On the Sorting Hat
The Mom: If you were the sorting hat, which houses would each member of the family belong to if we lived at Hogwarts? The 13 y.o.: Well that’s easy. I… Read more →
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On the Political Divide
The 10 y.o.: You know the American Girl doll Felicity Merriman? She’s retired now but she lived in the 1700s, right? The Mom: Right. 1770s Colonial America. Declaration of Independence.… Read more →
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On Bacon Egg Cheese McGriddles
The 13 y.o.: What’s this? The Mom: It’s called a McGriddle. 2 pancakes, bacon, eggs and cheese. The 13 y.o.: No – I mean what’s this yellow sponge square in… Read more →
Scarlett of Suburbia 