Dollars and sense

Dash has finally realized that going to the convenience store and choosing items involves this very important but rarely civil individual we call the “cashier”. “Cashier” typically stares at us like a zombie and interrogates us about late rental movie fees, muttering something like “thank you” as we walk away, even though we have [...]

Denise Mihalik

Denise Mihalik is amazing.

Love me or hate me

As each day passes and things look more and more like home, I remember how lucky I am that I have at least one person in the world that loves me no matter what. I’m lucky that my husband wants to be at home with Dash and me, and believe me, I think about [...]

New rules, or what the last week has taught me

You aren’t allowed to call yourself a parent until you’ve inserted your hand into a plastic bag, walked across the playground, and asked the neighborhood kids to help you locate your child’s feces.
Furthermore, you aren’t allowed to say kids cramp your style until you’ve been at a post-birthday party get-together and been peed on [...]

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