Archive for the 'Who me?' Category
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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 »
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 »
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 »
‘Cause you gotta have friends
Tomorrow we are having a birthday party, here at the house, for Tacy.
We went through a few iterations of where to have the party and what to do at the party, but the one point on which there wasn’t much deliberation was whom to invite. She rattled off a list of names, and I ticked [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 3rd, 2009 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y, Miss Goosie, Who me?, Youthful indiscretions | 9 Comments »
Third place, thanks to the 30 Day Shred
Way back at the beginning of January, I laid down a gauntlet for myself – one which included a series of sprint triathlons and a 10K race, along with a twelve-week weight loss contest. In early March, I added the 30 Day Shred to the hurdles I’d already established for myself.
I’ve now reached the end [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 2nd, 2009 tagged Daring you to disagree, Who me? | 13 Comments »
The best kinds of fun are unscripted
When I told the girls we were going to Disneyland, they were thrilled to pieces. “We go to Cal-ee-fornia?” CJ asked. “We see Mickey Mouse?” When I confirmed that’s exactly what was in store, she literally jumped up and down and clapped her hands, cheering “Wheeeee-hooooo!”
Tacy, of course, was a little more chill, but still [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 1st, 2009 tagged Daring you to disagree, Miss Goosie, Miss Mousie, Olliepop, The king of beers, Who me? | 8 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 »
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 »
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 [...]
