Archive

Mar 31, 2024 — Dress for the Job You [Don’t] Want

Feb 29, 2024 — A Compilation of Brief, Unrelated Vignettes

Jan 31, 2024 — You Can Read a Girl to Water…

2023

Dec 31, 2023 — I Put the “Holly” in “Holly-Jolly Christmas”

Nov 30, 2023 — The [Second] First Day of Kindergarten

Oct 31, 2023 — The Legend of Halloween Costume-Making

Sep 30, 2023 — The Art of Potty Training

Aug 31, 2023 — To Email Anything Less Than My Best: Part IV, or The End

Jul 12, 2023 — Early Elementary [Theological] Education

Jun 2, 2023 — La Tía y Sus Sobrinos Van al Zoo

Apr 30, 2023 — Something Borrowed, Something Blue

Mar 31, 2023 — Something Old, Something New

Feb 25, 2023 — To Email Anything Less Than My Best: Part III

Jan 31, 2023 — By the Skin of Her Baby Teeth

2022

Dec 29, 2022 — 2022: A Year in Review — The Belated Christmas Card

Nov 30, 2022 — She Came in Like a Wrecking Ball

Oct 31, 2022 — The Birthday Crashers

Sep 30, 2022 — To Email Anything Less Than My Best: Part II

Aug 31, 2022 — But At Least I Kept the Kids Alive

Jul 31, 2022 — Be a Milk Donor, You Get to Write Stories About Yourself

Jun 30, 2022 — Edit at Your Own Peril

May 26, 2022 — Back to the Salt Mines

Apr 26, 2022 — Cooler Genes Will Prevail

Apr 11, 2022 — Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Feb 7, 2022 — The Death of Occidentalis

Feb 7, 2022 — Faith is the Substance of Things Hoped For

Jan 22, 2022 — Out of the Frying Pan and into the Sewer

2021

Dec 31, 2021 — How Mario Boosted My Mom Game

Nov 29, 2021 — To Email Anything Less Than My Best: Part I

Oct 31, 2021 — All’s Well That Sleeps Well

Sep 30, 2021 — Dr. Borealis, Class of 2043

Aug 6, 2021 — The Birth of Australis: Part III

Jul 6, 2021 — The Birth of Australis: Part II

Jun 6, 2021 — The Birth of Australis: Part I

May 31, 2021 — A Tale of Two Poopies

Apr 28, 2021 — The Brave Little Toaster Has a Brave Little Toaster

Mar 30, 2021 — There’s No Dragon Like Snow Dragon

Feb 28, 2021 — Borealis Aforethought

Jan 29, 2021 — Her Highness, the Queen of the Crib

2020

Dec 29, 2020 — Death by a Thousand Carrots

Nov 17, 2020 — Articulate Savages and the Parents Who Raise Them

Oct 26, 2020 — How to Save a Dog: Part II

Sep 30, 2020 — How to Save a Dog: Part I

Aug 31, 2020 — Colorado Mom Uses This One Trick to Get Nothing Done

Jul 31, 2020 — A Stinky Situation

Jun 13, 2020 — Poop Goes *IN* the Potty

May 22, 2020 — Keep Masked and Carry On

Apr 14, 2020 — Process Control Class Goes to Coors Lab

Apr 11, 2020 — Bo’s First Egg Hunt

Apr 1, 2020 — Blast from the Past

Mar 23, 2020 — The Dumpsters Are Calling, and I Must Go

Feb 6, 2020 — Monday Funday

Jan 22, 2020 — No Country for Young Dogs

2019

Dec 17, 2019 — Bah-Humburglary

Nov 14, 2019 — A Firstborn Becomes a Sibling

Nov 5, 2019 — Due Date Update: No Halloween Baby

Oct 17, 2019 — A Firstborn Prepares for a Sibling

Oct 1, 2019 — Even Blankets Do Hard Time

Sep 3, 2019 — Cool for the Summer

Aug 14, 2019 — D as in Rabbit

Jul 13, 2019 — Kiss Mommy’s Belly

Jun 15, 2019 — The Birth of Borealis: The Executive Summary

May 15, 2019 — The Birth of Borealis: Part IV

Apr 15, 2019 — The Birth of Borealis: Part III

Mar 15, 2019 — The Birth of Borealis: Part II

Feb 15, 2019 — The Birth of Borealis: Part I

Feb 5, 2019 — A Cure for What Ails You

Jan 14, 2019 — If You Give a Kid a [Quinoa-Spinach-Apple] Meatball…

2018

Dec 30, 2018 — 2018: A Year in Review — The List

Dec 30, 2018 — 2018: A Year in Review — The Story

Dec 14, 2018 — What Polar Bears Taught Me About Bad Parenting

Nov 27, 2018 — Traveling with a Strong-Willed Child

Nov 14, 2018 — When Fur Babies Get Supplanted

Nov 14, 2018 — I Just Wanna Look Good For You; Or, A Story About Losing One’s Style Through Motherhood

Oct 4, 2018 — Makin’ Bacon

Sep 12, 2018 — How This Blog Got Its Name

Aug 16, 2018 — Z is for Zoo

Jul 30, 2018 — Drowning My Child

Jul 17, 2018 — The Story That Started It All