Ten Things Tuesday

Mamacita says: 1. I do not like this holiday overlap so prevalent today, yet my tree is up and ready. Inconsistency, thy name is Jane. 2. I host Thanksgiving for my family, and I look forward to it with an … Continue reading

Dear Parents: Every Child Deserves An Audience. Stay In Your Seat. And Shut Up.

Mamacita says:  I’ve posted about this subject before, but with the approach of holiday season, it’s on my mind again, so I’ve written a new post about this same thing. We’re tired.  We work all day and in the evenings, … Continue reading

Crabby Appleton Lives Here

Mamacita says:  I am very grouchy tonight. I’m not sure why – yes, I do* – but I’m really flashbacking to one parent conference after another: conferences that took place eight and ten and more years ago, even.  What the … Continue reading

Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It happens every day. –Albert Camus

Is bread the better for kneading?  So is the heart.  Knead it then by spiritual exercises; or God must knead it by afflictions.  ~Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare Mamacita says:  My family always knew when  I’d had a … Continue reading

Quotation Saturday – On Monday: Wedding Anniversaries

Mamacita says:  Welcome to Quotation Saturday, on Monday.  I meant to post it on Saturday, but it’s too late now, because it’s already Monday morning. I was in Michigan this weekend at the 50th wedding anniversary of two of the … Continue reading

It Is A Terrible Thing Not To Become A Woman When One Ceases To Be A Girl

Mamacita says:  This was formerly posted back in February of 2009, but since so many people are blogging about their pregnancies and deliveries these days, I thought I’d rerun this one of mine. I have others, but I kind of … Continue reading