Her Grace, at this URL is officially closing up shop as of today. Wait! Don't cry! Oh. You weren't crying? I must have misunderstood. You just looked kind of disappointed. You weren't?… Read More

Yesterday, we came home from the park and discovered that JoJo had eaten an entire bag of chocolates. Not only did she eat the chocolates, she ate the foil that they were wrapped in to make… Read More

"Today, Party Girl, you're going to learn how to use the potty."(a very disappointed sounding) "OooooOOOO.""What's wrong? Don't you like the potty?""No. I donna yike da potty.""Really? I… Read More

Sitemeter tells me that I've got readers! I want to tell all 5 of you that, though Her Grace currently looks a terrible mess, that I've got a few things cooking. Stay tuned for a new look… Read More

"Duuuuuude.""Yes?""I could so totally eat you.""I dare you to try. You don't know what these wheels can do.""Ok, ok, simmer down little dude. So what'd they pay for you?""A lousy dime, you… Read More

Her Grace has been sitting in limbo for months now. I planned on cleaning up the archives and deleting it, but I keep coming back to it to write a post. Often, I leave it up over night, th… Read More

All night long, I've had "Close, but no tomato" stuck in my head. Don't ask me why. And don't ask me why 50.49% of my community can't see past their stubborn opinions to invest in our city… Read More

I've had a stretch of insomnia where I find myself up at 2 A.M. flipping channels. Insomnia makes for good mothering -- including, but not limited too: skipping bath for the fifth night i… Read More

Mom, can I help you?What are you doing?Can I put them in?Why is it hot?Ow, it burned me.Yes, it did.Why are they wet?Why do we wash them?Why do they get dirty?They smell funny.Can I help you… Read More

Last night, when all was said and done, Party Girl sat slumped on the couch, her belly sticking out of her jammies. She had a bag of mini-M&Ms in one hand and a sippy of milk in the oth… Read More

Her: Candy! Candy COHN!Me: No.Her: Candy! Suckah! Suckah COHN!Me: No.Her (sitting on floor, head thrown back, screeching at the sky): CANDY! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!Me: No.Her… Read More

I have this recurring dream. Most of my recurring dreams are kind of fun: secret rooms in houses, flying effortlessly or being able to breathe underwater. But this one is disturbing; I dream… Read More

Ok, no more spoilers for me. I kept waiting for it to happen and it never did and it sort of spoiled the whole episode for me. I'll leave that post up below, anyway, but apparently I need… Read More

"Your daughter is really cute." We're sitting in the pediatrician's office. Let me rephrase that, we've been sitting in the pediatrician's office for close to an hour. There's a woman nex… Read More

For Moxie. Though she has way more readers over at her blog who are watching the show, so click over there for a more thorough discussion!What we now know:1. Ben's been on the island "his… Read More

One of the most endearing moments of this fall season for happened on a recent trip to the pumpkin farm. As we walked past a field of giant pumpkins, Party Girl seemed in awe."Apples," she… Read More

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The girls are both sick tonight. Party Girl's hot (can't tell exactly HOW high her fever is because the stupid thermometer I just bought reads 94.5 no matter whose ear it's in). I gave her… Read More

Fever's broke. Dinner has been eaten (an accomplishment, as both children decided to subsist on air and milk and the stray popsicle yesterday). Party Girl, who was the more miserable of th… Read More

I spoke too soon. Party Girl's still sick and off to the doctor tomorrow. I think three days of fever and constantly pulling at your mouth warrant a trip, don't you? The doctor told me to… Read More

Last week, our dishwasher broke. Well, it didn't break so much as it started making horrible grinding noises and smelled like smoke, which was close enough to broken for me.We've learned a… Read More

September 30th has come and past, but I didn't forget my promise to myself. My goal was to lose 11 pounds by the end of this month, my one year anniversary as a blogger.I didn't lose 11 pou… Read More

**Updated to say: Good Eats has been moved to wordpress because they have categories. Do you hear that Blogger? CA-TE-GOR-EEES. I looked around for a blogger categories fix, but it made… Read More

Every spring and summer, the robins come to a euc wreath on my mom's front porch and build a nest. They're safe there from the hawks and crows, it's dry and cozy. It's also where everyone… Read More

Last night, Sass and I were lying in her bed have our nightly chat-a-thon before I tucked her in. She'd been drilling me with questions about airplanes, and suddenly switched to math:"How m… Read More