Archive for March, 2009
Who wears short shorts?
Saturday, I tweeted that women over 35 shouldn’t wear shorts unless they’ve got one heck of a bod.
(Yes @cynicaldad, I was referring to women – so you just keep right on wearing those shorts because I’m sure you look great.)
I got an interesting array of replies. Smart aleck @melinor wanted to know what the policy [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on March 30th, 2009 tagged Bwahahaha!, Daring you to disagree | 24 Comments »
What am I going to do next?
I’m going to Disneyland!
Despite last summer’s travel mishaps and my vow not to travel anywhere overnight with three children in tow until Oliver was at least three years old, opportunities have knocked that I simply cannot ignore. Plus, airfare was ridiculously cheap, and we’re supposed to get snow here in Denver.
I feel a little bourgeois, [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on March 25th, 2009 tagged Who me? | 11 Comments »
ROFLMAO!
My tweet about Tacy’s practiced introduction to her class presentation garnered some replies so funny they sent Kyle and me into fits. Surprisingly though, I didn’t get any backlash on her use of the f-bomb.
If you’ve been reading mothergoosemouse for any length of time – like maybe a week or so – you’ve probably already [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on March 23rd, 2009 tagged Bwahahaha!, Daring you to disagree, Miss Goosie | 11 Comments »
Guilt and shame
She couldn’t have been four. Maybe three and a half.
I looked up when her mother walked over to the side of the pool where her little girl was sobbing. The instructor looked up at the girl kindly, and her mother knelt down and spoke to her. I couldn’t hear; they were too far away.
The instructor [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on March 20th, 2009 tagged Daring you to disagree, Who me? | 41 Comments »
What’s the difference between love and hemorrhoids?
Hemorrhoids last forever.
Oh sure, they might temporarily recede, tricking you into thinking that they’ve disappeared entirely. But don’t be fooled; they’re just dormant.
It doesn’t take much to bring them out though. Even the power of suggestion – for example, a friend complaining that hers have flared up – can coax them out of hiding. Next [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on March 19th, 2009 tagged Bwahahaha! | 15 Comments »
The Mystery of the Well-Traveled Wallet (Or Was It?)
We all got into the car after a couple hours spent at the gym, and Kyle groped for his wallet. He came up empty-handed.
He twisted around in his seat to retrieve his gym bag and dug through it, twice. He checked all the pockets of his jacket, the console in the car, and the glove [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on March 18th, 2009 tagged The king of beers, Who me? | 8 Comments »
Bye bye breastfeeding, hello new bras!
My breasts are officially retired.
I survived the pain of weaning at Mom 2.0, although I did whimper occasionally via Twitter. Kristen graciously offered to lend Margot to me, but after the events of last week, I’m glad that I didn’t take her up on it because I wouldn’t have handled the inevitable backlash as skillfully [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on March 16th, 2009 tagged Bwahahaha!, Who me? | 12 Comments »
“10 minutes till bedtime!”
I only wish that’s how bedtime went in this house. I’d even take truckloads of hamsters parading through the house if it meant that the girls actually got to bed on time.
Seriously. I’d even vacuum up all the poop pellets.
Tacy and CJ almost never go to bed on time. And it’s not usually because they’re [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on March 14th, 2009 tagged Bwahahaha!, Kids say the darnedest things, Miss Goosie, Miss Mousie, The king of beers, Who me? | 6 Comments »
Granny
Today would have been Granny’s ninety-third birthday.
We talk about Granny a lot around here. It’s hard not to think of her often, because she was so integral to my childhood. Now that I’m navigating my own children’s childhood, I’m reminded of her not just on holidays, but every day.
When I cut a peanut butter sandwich [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on March 13th, 2009 tagged Who me? | Comment now »
Al Franken was right
But more importantly, David Frum is right:
“A man who is aggressive and bombastic, cutting and sarcastic, who dismisses the concerned citizens in network news focus groups as “losers.” With his private plane and his cigars, his history of drug dependency and his personal bulk, not to mention his tangled marital history, Rush is a walking [...]
