Scruples

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A mother of four, a maker, a designer, and a writer, living in Dublin, Ireland.

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...

Vomit and other fun

So, Baby Miss Piggy started taking actual independent steps this past week after we returned from our trip to see Mr Puffles’s parents in Georgia and North Carolina. I suspected that Miss Piggy was hesitant to take those steps...

magical

The other day, we were hanging out at the “big play area” at the mall. We call it the “big” play area to differentiate it from the “little” play area that is part of the gym that I use...

mook

Here’s a reprint of a story about I from my other blog. I’m condensing! My stinky second baby comes out of bed every day and climbs into our bed and says “mook! mook! mook!” until I get up and...