Years ago my oldest sister warned me that daughters are abducted by aliens at about age 9.  I laughed it off as uniquely her motherhood experience, sure that my own daughters would remain grounded and true to my idea of who they were. {pausing for the laughter to die down} My oldest daughter didn’t enter her [...]

(for more Top Ten Tuesday posts, visit ohamanda.com) Funny thing about taking a month-long cross-country road trip:  it requires A LOT OF PLANNING!  (who knew!)  I have lists upon lists of things “to do” or take care of before we leave.  Some things are big, some are little, but they all seem to point to [...]

This week my friends, family, and followers on Facebook and Twitter have been subjected to my “Saga of the Cub Scout Day Camp” updates.  My 9yo son is a Bear in  Cub Scouts, and in order for his pack to go to camp, a handful of us needed to step up and volunteer for the [...]

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Here’s a rare laugh-out-loud skit from Saturday Night Live that my 16yo made a point of showing me recently.  (and by the way, we laughed the hardest at the “Having a Sarcastic Conversation with the Car in Front of You” bit, since that is totally me) Tweet This Post

A BBQ we had at our house on Memorial Day prompted – as per the usual – a thorough and frenzied cleaning spree.  The expectation of company always gives me new eyes (and fresh anxieties!) with which to look at my house and see all the cluttered nooks and crannies!  I can usually manage to keep the floor [...]

(for more Top Ten Tuesday posts, visit ohamanda.com) This summer we are taking our 5 kids more than 5,400 miles across 12 states in 27 days. We’re calling it the #NerdsGoWest Summer Road Trip Series. Read more HERE about following our adventures on this blog and on Twitter! Here now are 11 (I cheated a [...]

Every Wednesday at noon Central time, a company called Time To Play (@TimeToPlay) holds an hour-long LIVE gameshow on Twitter (#timetoplaylive - read THIS for rules/how to play).  It’s a fun, fast-paced game with questions about toys, games, and entertainment, and anyone can play.  They give out great prizes for each question. Last week I decided to [...]

(for more Top Ten Tuesday posts, visit ohamanda.com) I love when I get the chance to see the world from my 2yo son’s perspective.  We’ve recently been reviewing a Kodak PlaySport HD video/still camera as part of the Amazon Vine Program, and I *love* that it is incredibly durable and able to hold up to [...]

Lately, my 2yo son Eli and I have been having exhanges that go a little something like this: ELI:  [misbehaves/does something naughty] ME:  [raise my voice and express my displeasure] ELI:  [voice cracking, eyes sincere...]  I sorry, Mom.  I sorry.  I sorry.  I sorry.  [continued ad infinitum until I interrupt by saying...] ME:  Okay, Eli, [...]