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Rainbows, Unicorns & Justin Beiber

Sep 272011

One of my very favorite things to do is listen to my girls talk to each other when they don’t know I’m listening. You might call it eavesdropping, but really I was cooking dinner (I’m posting that recipe later cuz it was AMAZING) and they were sitting at the kitchen table talking and playing. Emma (5) was playing on my iPhone. “Hey Aubwey, you wanna see Justin Beaver?” Aubrey (7) didn’t even look up from her drawing, “Yeah, sure. I just drew him under a rainbow, with girl hair and a unicorn.” I stifled a laugh so hard that it [Read more...]

Writing Her Feelings Out

Aubrey Said, Aubrey's Antics, Newspaper Columns

Sep 222011

We’ve reached another milestone and I’m not sure I like it. After years of sitting in church sans children for seven years, my oldest has outgrown Children’s Church. It came as a total shock. I hadn’t even mentally prepared myself. One Sunday a few weeks ago, it just happened. Aubrey left to go to Children’s Church then came back and whispered, “MOMMA IT’S NOT TIME FOR MY CLASS YET.” And so it began. Now instead of leaning up against my husband, holding hands and listening to the preacher as my mommy induced PTSD takes a brief hiatus, Aubrey sits in [Read more...]

That’s What She Said: Wild Andamals

Aubrey Said, Emma Said, Uncategorized

Sep 212011

My kids have brought the funny this week. Here’s a little medley for ya. ___ I was helping Aubrey rinse her hair and she yelled, “HEY WATCH IT MOMMA! YOU ARE BURNING MY SCALLOP! ___ In the car on the way to school I let Sadie watch Elmo’s World, “The Great Outdoors.” Elmo was telling Dorothy all about wild animals, apparently there was a photo montage and Emma said, “OH! I didn’t know squirrels and raccoons were WI-ULD andamals…” Aubrey said, “Whadaya think? A raccoon is a house pet????” ___ Emma was eating dinner. “Momma, I got some good news [Read more...]

FYI: There Are Two Types of Wienies

Aubrey Said

Sep 172011

The girls had hot dogs for dinner tonight. Sadie, my two-year-old, dropped her hot dog out of her bun on to the floor. Me: OH! You dropped your wienie! Me, Sadie and Aubrey, my seven-year-old, giggle as Sadie picks it up. Aubrey: Momma, that’s funny because there are two types of wienies… Me: WHO NEEDS KETCHUP?? No DNA test necessary. She’s mine. Photo credit.

Aubrey Said: Is That Why You Have Raccoon Eyes?

Aubrey Said

Sep 092011

Last night right after I blogged about going to jail to defend my baby’s right to wear cheap shoes she said, “Momma, are you sooooooo tired?” Me: Yes. Aubrey: Is that why you have raccoon eyes? Little jerk. I’m rethinking serving hard time for her and her boots.

Ugg: Mean People Suck

Aubrey Said, Momma Said

Sep 092011

Aubrey, my seven-year-old, came home from school yesterday and said, “I got bullied today by some big girls.” She’s very dramatic (GASP) so I wondered what this meant in her little head and I sat down to hear what happened. A: These three girls who are older than me were making fun of my boots because they said they weren’t real. My kids go to private school and wear uniforms. As soon as the temperature dips below 70 the girls all bust out their Uggs or, in our case, their Target Ugg knock-offs. And SORRY you little monsters but [Read more...]