Petesmom is a formidable woman who can solve any problem that comes her way. At least that's what my son Petes's naughty, little friends think. When they're out playing together, I can hear them crying out to me: 'Petesmom! Petesmom! PETESMOM!' followed by a complaint, a question or a request for mediation. That's a job...
Everyday at 10 am I take a break. I sit myself down, and then I just am. The beautiful art of doing nothing While sipping my daily coffee I ponder life and just kind of stare into space. After about 10 minutes of this, I start getting all kinds of ideas and inspiration. Which is...
What started out as a piece of fan fiction, went viral, and became a big internet hit leaving women all hot and bothered. Though described as 'erotic fiction' the term pornographic would do it more justice. And women are loving it! I've read the first two books, and am now on the third and final...
Sometimes you just gotta turn it around.
Since our move to the country I've taken to folding the laundry on the kitchen table. Unfortunately this is just one stage of the process of doing laundry. In fact, after doing lots of research I've concluded there are 7 stages! And each stage carries with it, the risk of stagnation! The 7 Stages of...
Even though I've been a mom for almost thirty years now, I still fear the day someone comes up to me and exposes me as a fraud. I often feel like an actress in a very bad B-movie. The kind that doesn't even make it to the movie theater, but is released onto dvd immediately....
'I saw you at the store, looking at refrigerators!' the guy at the local bakery told me. I blanched, because I had neither seen, nor noticed him, and I always worry people think I'm a snob. Which I am, so it's hard work to avoid looking like one. Overcompensating So I overcompensated by telling him...
Not to tell on my husband, but I think his parenting skills leave something to be desired. Take for example his approach to making the kids breakfast. Hubby's parenting skills 'What do you want for breakfast? A peanut butter sandwich? No? Cereal? No? Bacon and eggs? No? Rice Krispies? No? You have to decide now!...
The kids' longing for a pet is like nits: the minute you start to relax they pop up again. Can I have a pet? So this morning I performed the classicical play: 'Kid wants a pet, but mom doesn't'. My co-star was my son Ot (10), who can be summed up by the slogan of...
Why isn't there a symbol for movies that warns: 'Totally Unsuitable For Moms'?! There I was, innocently tuning into a series called Love my Way, a big bowl of potato chips on my lap. But just as I crammed the first fistful of chips into my mouth, the eight year old girl of one of...
