What’s better than spending Christmas in Canada when there’s not enough snow to go sledding? Spending Christmas in Arizona when it has above average “winter” temperatures. Since you don’t come to this blog to read about unicorns (unless some catastrophe has befallen them – say, a guillotine), here’s the good, the bad, and the ugly […]
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How To Find Humor All Around You
I love found humor, observing the seemingly innocuous and letting my twisted mind do its thing and discover something laughable. Let me assure you: humor is everywhere. Here are some of the places in my life where I’ve found humor recently: On my kids’ bedroom door: In a bookstore: Although it says “ages 14 and […]
Thing 1 and Thing 2 Do Nashville and Chicago
After their crazy adventure with Mike in Saint Paul, Thing 1 and Thing 2 needed a holiday. The gracious, kind, and ever-interesting Leigh of the blog HopefulLeigh hosted them: first in Nashville, then on Christmas vacation in Chicago. The Things logged frequent flyer miles! Check out this picture of them in stockings: Please check out […]
100 Things To Do With a Dead Chicken
It’s Search Ironic Mom – that time when I pull up actual phrases that weird people have searched to get to my blog – and attempt to answer them. Today’s Search Ironic Mom question concerns poultry, of the recently dead variety. Dear Dead Chicken Guy: I don’t have 100 things for you (I had to […]
NickMom.com: Realistic Endings to Children's Books
I’m having more fun than a bed bug in a mattress store writing for Nickelodeon’s new humor site, NickMom.com. Please check out my latest offering: Realistic Endings to Children’s Books. * What other titles can be reworked so they end “realistically”?
A Naughty Letter to Santa from a Mom
A little fictional word play for you this Monday before Christmas. Enjoy! Dear Santa: I’m sorry I wasn’t naughty enough this year. I didn’t even get to the mall to do a little lap dance sit on your lap. I’m sure your endless shifts have made you sick of kids kicking you, asking you for […]
Things You Shouldn't Teach Your Children
It’s time for Search Ironic Mom, when I take real search terms that have led people to my blog and answer them as though they were real questions. TODAY’S SEARCH IRONIC MOM: IRONIC MOM ANSWERS: If you’re looking for things not to teach your children, I’m your woman. Here are five things I don’t recommend […]
Thing 1 & Thing 2 Take Saint Paul
If you’re new to my blog, I’d like to introduce you to Thing 1 and Thing 2 (pictured above). They often serve as symbols of my seven-year-old twins, Vivian and William. Thing 1 and Thing 2 – the miniature stuffed versions – have embarked on an around-the-world tour called Thing 1 and Thing 2’s Excellent […]
Bizarre Book Pairings
I adore found humor. To me, there is little that amuses me more than finding humor in the ordinary, in something you know hundreds of people have walked by and have failed to see. My favorite found humor in Calgary used to be this sign, outside a strip mall a mere ten minute drive from […]
I'm Sending You Snail Mail
I’ve always been a letter writer. When I was 8, I started scribing letters about which boy I liked, and I sent them to my cousin who lived 800 miles away. Over the decade my cousin and I wrote to each other, the boys changed, but the rest of the letters stayed pretty much the […]