Haven’t done one of these in a while. But the end of a tired working Saturday is a good time for a mindless meme! 1. Have you ever been in love but tried to deny it? Ummm…yeah….I think. I’ve been married for 20 years—it’s hard to remember back to those wishy-washy days! 2. Someone throws [...]
I wish I had a better camera to capture the colorful remains of Jonah’s snack and coloring time this morning. Better start looking for those missing purple and black crayons!
Every day brings a fresh imponderable or two. These are the questions I’ve been mulling over lately and finding rather unanswerable. 1. Why will kids eat just about anything off their Mom’s plate, but when she makes them their own serving, they turn their little noses up at it? 2. Why do my kids’ fingernails [...]
A funny thing happened in the church nursery this morning. First, you must know that Jonah has a love/hate relationship with the nursery, as do most of the toddlers there. We call it the weekly meeting of the Moms’ Club because none of us can leave our kids without major meltdowns. So we hang out, [...]
1. I hold this mouse gingerly and type cautiously, for my carpal tunnel is inflamed. 2. Donnie is someone I like to travel with because he is awesome at fitting into the trunk all the suitcases stuffed with all the crap useful items I pack. Because I pack like my mother—as if we were going [...]
Kari Apted is a writer and speaker residing in Georgia with her husband, three sons, and an ever-changing menagerie of pets. She writes a humorous weekly parenting column for The Covington News and freelances for various publications.more»