While working at the yarn store, I often find myself yelling, “Oh, fun!” whenever someone talks about the project she is working on. My Oh Funs are annoying, brainless, and as unpredictable as an explosive sneeze. Random knitter: And when I’m done with the scarf, I think I’ll use the leftover yarn for a hat. [...]

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Two years ago today, we were getting our Christmas cards together. Today Meredith told Harper that you really shouldn’t share underpants with your kindergarten friends. Harper answered, “Yes. And if you pee in your underpants, it’s okay. You just have to clean it up. It is NOT a big deal.”

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It’s sort of funny. After putting up the Fluid Pudding Hippo Banner, I quickly received six e-mails saying, “I’m really hating that hippo banner.” One of my six unsolicited banner judges even said, “I don’t think I can come back here as long as you have that hippo banner.” Yesterday I woke up and said, [...]

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I almost forgot to post something! Hey there! HERE IS THE BREAKDOWN OF MY DAY: (This is the perfect time for you to go somewhere else. May I suggest a trip over here?) My mom came over, we went to Starbucks, and then we cleaned the girls’ room and decorated it for the holidays. Winter [...]

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Harper: Does Ella have a sister? Meredith: No. But she has a brother. A mean brother. Me: She does? How old is her brother? Meredith: He’s 68. Namasté. (It’s Cultural Awareness Week at Meredith’s school. She’s particularly fond of India.) ((I love the thought of Ella, who is five, having a 68-year-old brother who is [...]

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