The hardest part about being a parent – besides the sleep deprivation and all of the crushing responsibility – is keeping a straight face when I say things like “Pu-pu platters are not funny!” or “Nobody wants to see you shaking your butt all day long.” or “That isn’t really called an upper nut.” Full [...]
An Open Letter to Grace Slick
May 21, 2010
Dear Grace, I remember what the doormouse said, I just have no idea what to do with that information. Love, Sarah
I Think I Am Starting to Enjoy Mowing
May 8, 2010
I think I am starting to like mowing my yard. Really. Just hear me out for a second. I know, I always say that I don’t like outside and I hate nature unless it is the beach, but that sort of comes into play. First (and least surprisingly) it is good exercise and gives me [...]
Agriculture is Science, Right?
April 7, 2010
My friend Susan, you might know her as WhyMommy, is having surgery this morning. She is having six tumors removed from her body as part of her ongoing battle with cancer. My other friend Jean, you might know her as Stimey, had a fabulous idea. We all want to support Susan, but we don’t want [...]
One of Many Reasons They Don’t Let Me Teach Sunday School
April 5, 2010
My five year old son said to me “Can you believe that Paige has to go to church on Easter?” Well, crap. I guess I have neglected to tell my children about The Resurrection. “Yes, Honey,” I said. “Easter is the most important holiday for Christians.” Then I proceeded to tell him all about the [...]
My Children Believe In God
December 11, 2009
My children believe in God. That isn’t that big of a deal except that we aren’t very religious people. My children believe in God and they like to tell me that. A lot. Sometimes I think they like to rub it in because I am an Atheist, and while I support their beliefs I’m not [...]
Et Tu, Uterus?
July 16, 2009
Let me preface this by saying that I am done having children. I have two wonderful kids. I always wanted two children. I have two children. I had a loss and then a really difficult pregnancy. I had to have a blood transfusion when I gave birth. I had spinal fluid leaking in to my [...]
Questions for You: Music
April 27, 2009
Ah, sweet muse Euterpe. In my youth I was obsessed with music. First pop music, then metal, then heavier metal, for a while it was choral pieces and opera… I just love music. I remember asking my mom about songs that were popular when I was little and she said she didn’t listen to the [...]
When My Sense of Humor Overrides My Mothering Skills
November 28, 2008
Claudia: Mommy, do you want to see what is under my pajamas? Me: Are you hitting on me? Claudia: *blank stare* ___ In case you were wondering it was Tinkerbell underwear.
I Don’t Know Why I Even Bother With Contests
November 11, 2008
Hey. Remember my last traffic contest? Me neither, until just now. I think I was supposed to announce a winner back in September. That clearly didn’t go as planned, but I remembered today. I remembered after getting 26 unique hits for “vagina picture”. You see, last year Ali won the contest (the gist was to [...]
Three Embarrassing Confessions
September 2, 2008
Confession #1. Thanks to my cohorts over at MamaPop I am hopelessly addicted to The Twilight Series. Yes, I am reading young adult fiction. I am reading an entire series of young adult fiction – and it is about vampires – and I am staying up way to late at night to read these books, [...]
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