Monthly Archives: January 2009

The Roar of the Hippopotamus

When I was putting the Monkey to bed, I sat down on the Puppy’s bunk. Monkey was shimmying around and babbling about something. Suddenly, I asked. Does Mommy snore? Monkey gets a funny, embarassed look on his face. Like...

The art of blogging

During dinner, Mr Puffles told me that the blog of Petite Anglaise was based on a book. I said, No. The book is based on the blog. Then he said, Well. Your blog is based on her book. No....

The Luxury Nursery

I was sitting in the doctor’s office waiting for my appointment (I won’t go into detail but I was there waiting for almost an hour!) and happened to read an article about Jennifer Lopez’s baby nursery in one of...

The Family Bed

I was telling my mother that my oldest and middle children always seem to end up sleeping in bed with us. Mr Puffles had suggested simply telling them to go back to bed, but I was horrified and said...

The End of the World

One of the other mom’s mentioned a funny thing the other day in preschool. Actually. We were in Parent Ed which is a monthly required class for the parents of the preschool where Monkey attends. The class is less...

The Road

So, I have been reading a lot of mommy-lit recently. In my defense, I didn’t actually realize that there was a whole genre called mommy lit. And I admit I am a bit embarrassed to be reading it. Although,...

Resolutions

If I were the kind of person to make a New Year’s resolution, I think that I would make something along the lines of organization. It’s not like my house is filthy, but I definitely am not a meticulous...

I LIKE Coal!

There is one good thing about Santa Claus. My husband, Mr Puffles, and I use him on an annual basis to whip our children into reluctant observers of our arbitrary rules. During the Holiday Season – when someone gets...