why green girl's sons will get a crash course in history this month

Last night, after the fireworks and grilling and swimming, the kids clustered 'round the bonfire to roast marshmallows and make s'mo...

normal

Almost, anyway.  Jax pees and poops just fine, but mostly naps on his bed between taking his medicine and little walks. We're swamped wi...

drizzle

To be fair, we poured it on all weekend long.  Here are the stats: Games coached by Mr. D: 2 Practices coached by Mr. D: 4 Games played by M...

treasure trove

I mentioned how I dipped my toe back into teaching and this prompted a cleaning of my 2-drawer file cabinet in the basement.  You know, the ...

love (and germs) is in the air

What a weekend.  I've finally absorbed the germs from my kids and have a stuffed head, plugged ears, sore throat, aching neck and drippi...

ninjas everywhere, but only one broken ornament

While I was off enjoying the Packers stomping on the Lions in the snow at Lambeau (though not literally , as stomping means something quiet ...

hunting

Sleep paralysis, eh?  Thus sayeth the internets and Web MD .  The weird thing is, I have the symptoms, but none of the causes.  We'll ch...

promises

It's been chaotic here.  Make up homework from our trip.  Basketball.  Football.  Even winter baseball, for crying out loud, because Mr....

stumper

The boys are big into the "Who Would Win?" books.  Who would win--a scorpion or a tarantula?  You have to count speed. Who would w...

competitive much?

    a hard-headed kid wearing a hard hat. It's black belt candidate training again and this time Mr. G's testing for 1st degree and ...

bucket list item #2 for summer 2012

We drove 2 hours north the other day and Team Testosterone chattered nonstop the entire way.  Thanks to the oddly hot summer, Lake Michigan ...

it's not "goodbye"

it's really just "see you soon."  In the spirit of bad things happening in sets of three, the Momvan and my laptop took a puke...

balls

Last night ended Mr. D's baseball season--he helps coach Happyland High School's varsity team.  While he was watching their playoff ...

in the corners

It's amusing to look in the corners at my house.  Team Testosterone leaves a trail of their life all over the place.  Behold: A Lego spa...

the ebb and flow of memory

Poetic title today, isn't it?  And apt, too.  Yesterday I got an email updating me on Mr. G's tournament team practice schedule and ...

Jane Austen, take me away!

To say that being in the throes of baseball season is akin to being a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest is a bit of an understatement...

stinky

Jax found something dead in a ditch and it became his new favorite toy ever. Our dog smells like a rotting corpse. And he keeps dragging v...

y chromosome much?

Why, yes, yes it is the dominant chromosome around here. With 3 sons, a boy dog and Mr. D, this place is flooded with testosterone. It...

satisfaction

The sun is out, the grass is green, the wind is cold and it feels like a proper Wisconsin spring again. I want this dress for summertime. ...

would you rather fight lice or zombies?

Yesterday Team Testosterone came barging through the door shouting "We don't have school tomorrow!" Gleefully they began stri...