Archive for April, 2009
The Mom Slant
When I was getting to know people before BlogHer06, Jes mentioned that she was “rebranding” as Chirky. Back then, having only just moved from Blogger to my own domain, I couldn’t imagine starting over as she had. A new name, a new domain, a whole new identity – it sounded so intimidating.
Now, three years later, [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 24th, 2009 tagged Daring you to disagree, Dirtying up other corners of the web, Who me? | 18 Comments »
Adventures in babysitting
Tacy asked me last week, “Does a babysitter HAVE to say yes when you ask them to babysit?”
I had to laugh as I explained that no, in fact, babysitters are free to turn down job offers. “I can’t FORCE anyone to watch you kids,” I told her. “If I don’t pay them enough or if [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 22nd, 2009 tagged Bwahahaha!, Who me?, Youthful indiscretions | 6 Comments »
Oprah, you disappointed me
Sometime last year I had a conversation with a woman about some new initiative that Oprah was launching, and did I want to be involved? We chatted for a while, but I never heard anything else. Honestly, I wasn’t disappointed because the entire conversation made me feel like a fraud. Because I don’t like Oprah.
There. [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 20th, 2009 tagged Daring you to disagree | 19 Comments »
Winter wonderland…in spring
Good thing we’ve got plenty of bread and milk (and beer and wine).
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 18th, 2009 tagged Home on the range, Look at me, look at me! | 9 Comments »
Don’t fear the tax man
Our tax returns were filed today. Both the IRS and the Colorado Department of Revenue got to raid our checking account.
But it wasn’t the prospect of a tax bill that kept me from gathering up our documents on February 1 and dialing up our accountant for his earliest appointment. No, it was the prospect of [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 15th, 2009 tagged Bwahahaha!, Olliepop, The king of beers, Who me? | 6 Comments »
Senseless and faithless
Today is Madeline Spohr’s memorial service.
Meanwhile, another devastated family is making similar arrangements for their son.
If I weren’t already a godless heathen, I think the events of this past week would have broken down my faith. I’m not blaming God for taking these children – how can I attribute responsibility to an entity that I [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 14th, 2009 tagged Daring you to disagree | 30 Comments »
5 steps to the perfect birthday party for a seven year old girl
Step 1: Issue invitations
Let the birthday girl invite whomever she wants, as long as you’ve heard her mention the proposed invitees’ names before. That means you must have at least a mailing address, email address or phone number for all invitees. If she can’t muster up contact information, then I’d question how well she [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 13th, 2009 tagged Daring you to disagree, Look at me, look at me!, Miss Goosie | 8 Comments »
Thanks Easter Bunny!
Bawk bawk!
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 12th, 2009 tagged Look at me, look at me!, Miss Goosie | Comment now »
If a meme is good enough for Dooce…
…then who am I to scoff at it?
Of course she did it nearly two months ago, which ought to give you an idea of the number of degrees of separation between her and me, but I read Amanda’s answers and thought it might be fun to do it myself. Especially since I hear a lot [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 11th, 2009 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y, The king of beers, Who me? | 1 Comment »
Let’s talk about sex. On second thought, let’s not.
I have to admit that I enjoy the satisfaction of having tackled a tough topic with my kids, realizing that we all emerged unscathed. Politics, religion, racism, and gay marriage – we’ve done our best to be objective and respectful while putting these sticky topics into terms that kids can understand.
Of course, now and then [...]
