This summer, we will all gather for birthday parties, holidays, beach days, pool parties, cookouts and campouts. And at every single one of them, a version of this will occur: A cluster of women will be standing in a circle near a cluster of men. One of the women will bemoan the fact that her husband NEVER cooks. Said husband, from his conveniently adjacent location will hear these words like a ... Read More about The DaddyQ
Happy 4th of July, Kinda
Ah, the Fourth of July. We celebrate our freedom. We eat hot dogs and hamburgers and watch fireworks displays. If we’re lucky, some of us go to the beach or the lake or a pool, and we visit with our friends and family and neighbors, and we soak up what it means to be an American. Unless you’re a certain brand of mother, who lives in a certain kind of neighborhood, who has kids with certain ... Read More about Happy 4th of July, Kinda
Intro to Cheapskating
I’m not totally sure when I jumped the gap between being frugal and being a cheapskate, but here I am, living in the land of pennies and dimes. I count them, I save them, I try to help them grow into strong, confident dollars. I find ways to earn them and work hard not to spend them without long, drawn out conversations with myself and a million lists and plans in my BuJo. But this land of ... Read More about Intro to Cheapskating
Family Breakfast: A Saturday Tradition
Once you’re running around with a herd of kids, some things just don’t happen if you don’t make them a priority. If you don’t give them the sacred status of a “family tradition.” Plans can be cancelled, but you don’t F with tradition. And so it is that every Saturday morning, rain or shine, feeling like it or not, we load up all the kids and head to our local breakfast spot, The Potholder. ... Read More about Family Breakfast: A Saturday Tradition
Coke is My Wingman
If you thought this was going to be one of those blogs where we tell you how we find all the energy we need in chia seeds, sunlight and the radiance of our children's smiles, you were mistaken. Yes, being healthy is great, and we love to go outside (our kids' yells reverberate less out there), and I'm not a monster, I do find my children's smiles adorable. Unless I think the smile is meant to ... Read More about Coke is My Wingman