This has been a strange week. It began with a 5.9 earthquake which caught me by surprise because I didn’t think they had earthquakes here in Maryland. When our house began to shake, I grabbed the girls and ran outside. There were waves in our pool. Ella said, “Look, a little tsunami!” Now we are [...]

Miscellaneous Stuff You’d Rather Not Hear the Nurses Saying in the Maternity Ward Just Before You Give Birth Preparation-H is going to be your new best friend. I couldn’t figure out why she was screaming, so I said to the doctor why don’t you give her the epidural now? He said he already had. That [...]

  Do. Not. Drink. Coffee. Even if your ass falls off.

I’ve been inspired to write a bucket list for summer parenting after reading Bruna’s list at Bees With Honey. Without further ado, heeeeeeeere’s mine (I’ve crossed off the ones that we’ve done already):

  I don’t technically qualify as a Helicopter Mom because I’m a little unbalanced – I vacillate from being a Helicopter Mom to being a Really Negligent one.

Due to my tendency to boast, many of you (and all of the clerks at Safeway) know that my cousin and her husband were invited to the Royal Wedding, and I wasn’t. They are actual friends of William’s, and unbelievably, I am not.

  Dear Diary: I’ve been so busy with the kid’s end-of-school activities that I almost forgot that Judgement Day is tomorrow October 21st! Where does the time go?! Quick list of things I need to do – urgently – before then: