Vocabulary Lesson

If you could take one word out of your child’s vocabulary, what would it be?
Mine is easy - “need” is used way too much around this house. I don’t think Dash even knows the difference between want and need. In fact, he might not even know about wanting, because he never is. […]

Three Seconds of Still

Flattery & Promotion

Yours truly is featured in a side project by the fabulous Julie Elephante in her zine Ghost! Go to her website and click on the rockscissorspaper zines link to check it out. I got my copy in the mail the other day and just finished reading all the stories. Amazing stuff!
Thanks […]

Stupid Sandbox

The playground outside our building is in a big figure-8 of sand, which, though it breaks the fall of many a startled toddler, is not the most fun to deal with in general.
I’m from Texas, but I’ll be honest: I’m not a beach person. I will ride a horse on the beach, and […]

Back from a Brief Hiatus

I had an unexpected DSL disconnection last week, but I’m back. Thanks to everyone who emailed me to let me know how much they missed Miss Domestic while I was away handling the pesky interruptions of real life. Thanks to everyone who emailed for other reasons, too: it’s always nice to know […]