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Warning! What Your Fingernails Could Say About Your Health

The next morning, my husband and I rewound the tape to view the footage. Oh my. We wince more than a little as we watch a bunch of adults acting crazy and playing drinking games like we are in college. Part of it is filmed upside down. What do we look like? Stiffler’s mom? Not exactly. The creepy dad that wanted to play speed quarters with his kids’ friends? Maybe, except that... Continue reading »

Why My Mom Is Awesome

Something about hearing my mom’s voice come through my child really struck a chord with me. It was a bonus that the quote was nice and appropriate (which isn’t always the case). She's the one who has kept a copy of a business card for every job that I’ve had, the one who still worries if I’m getting enough sleep, the one who...Continue reading »

No Fair: Teacher Gifts & Free Rider Parents

Anonymous pooled gift funds for teacher gifts… sure does simplify things. Except for the free riders -- those folks who, for whatever reason, choose not to participate in the class gift fund. Yet they are recognized anyway because all families’ names are signed to the card, regardless of who has actually donated hard earned cash to the cause. One school’s brewhaha… Continue reading »

Fact or Fiction: Living People Outnumber the Dead

The number of humans living on this earth has ballooned to the point that people alive today outnumber all those who have ever lived, according to a friend of mine who read it on the internet. Scary!! Could that really be possible? I run some mental calculations, but raising young children has taken a serious toll on my quick math skills. Instead, I turn to...Continue reading »