I’ve been Doobleh-Vayed! (And it feels good!) And if that’s not enough to make my day, this morning I took Harper to The Little Gym, and I met a knitter! Last week I spent the entire Little Gym hour listening to a mom talk about her servants (Yep. She has live-in help, and she refers [...]

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This morning I took a break from the freelance madness and ran to Sephora to stock up on the stuff that has run out. I had about fifteen minutes to spare, so I decided to go to the book store. However, I never made it there, because I tripped and nearly fell down, and then [...]

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When I was a kid, our family ate lunch at my grandma’s house every single Sunday after church. Grandma would cook a full lunch for ten people, and all of her kids and the grandkids would gather around the table and stuff themselves before wandering out to the driveway where the older kids would shoot [...]

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As you know, the Oklahoma City bombing took place back in April of 1995. I was working my first full-time job at the time, and the folks I worked with felt quite helpless about the whole situation. We wanted to do something to help, but the company wouldn’t match any sort of financial contribution, and [...]

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Last night my father reminded me that I had not written anything at Fluid Pudding in over a week. “Oh, yeah. Fluid Pudding. Heh. Oh.” I must thank all of you who sent messages last week after reading the story of Meredith and The Plastic Bag. After I put that up, I received an e-mail [...]

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When I pick Harper up at pre-school each day at 11:30, I sometimes get there early enough to see Meredith at recess. (One of my very favorite things to do is park the car, listen to a little This American Life, and watch Meredith running around with her friends. Sometimes I have hot tea with [...]

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As you know, we did the Parent/Teacher conference last week. Harper’s report stated that she represents feelings and ideas in a variety of ways. She shows confidence and takes initiative. She responds to sensory input to function in the environment. Yesterday, when I asked Harper what she learned in school, she handed this to me: [...]

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I have totally sucked at checking in over the past few months. You know how everyone says that your cells change every seven years and it makes your hair change and your skin change and Oh! So Much Change!? After hitting the seven year mark with Fluid Pudding, I almost feel like my motivations are [...]

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