When you are bitten by a rattlesnake, as everyone eventually is here in the desert, it's very important that you don't panic, remain cool and collected, and call an ambulance before you die a very painful death. Antivenom is kept in coolers strategically placed throughout the Borderland and will be transported to whichever hospital your... Continue Reading →
Teaching Moment
If you are an excellent parent, you are magically able to turn every situation into a memorable and valuable lesson for your child. Sharing toys at the playground becomes a lesson on poverty and the importance of volunteer work. Waiting in line for Santa and having him clock out just as you reach the front... Continue Reading →
Lose Yourself
It has been a few weeks since my last post, and we have finally moved into our new house and out of our tiny rental near downtown. Being crammed into an old one bedroom duplex wasn't ideal, and I was sure that once things calmed down (do they ever calm down with kids?) and the... Continue Reading →
On Motherhood
On holidays in Russia, the government 'seeds the clouds' to get a storm to pass or dissipate clouds because Putin likes clear skies for a parade. I don't know if it works, or even if it really happens, but if it does I'd like the recipe for cloud seeding. It often seems like there's a... Continue Reading →
Fighter
This is my first born. He is the light in my days, the warmth in my heart, and he has taught me things about myself I never would have known if I had never met him. And, he is a fighter. Loyal readers will remember a recent post about a classmate biting Jackson, and... Continue Reading →
Autobahn
I have no credibility with my son. I try my angry face, my stern voice, threats, reasoning, bargaining, whatever.* He knows Mommy is full of crap and won't follow through on her threat to "never sing the car song again if you come out of your room ONE MORE TIME". He is the King of... Continue Reading →
