Earlier today I found myself on Blogher reading Little Miss Swears A Lot. HeatherB wrote a great post about swearing in the workplace and the gender gap when it comes to swearing. Apparently studies have shown that people think it’s acceptable for men to swear in the workplace, but for women it’s frowned upon. I’m [...]

On Saturday we took the kids to the pumpkin patch. Not just any pumpkin patch, but a big ol’ pumpkin patch with tons of activities. We started in haunted barn. Made our way through the tire maze. The kids buried themselves in field corn. Then they went down the big slide. And that was just [...]

Today was America Reads Day at the kids’ school. Otherwise known as D.E.A.R. for Drop Everything And Read. I have been participating in America Reads Day every single year since Keaton was in kindergarten…so nine years. The first six years I read with Keaton and the last two years I read with Skyler & Spencer.
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When I was in sixth grade I had to get my parents to sign a permission slip so I could participate in the “sex talk.” In those days it was mostly just photos of ovaries and what we need them for. Plus photos of penises [or is it peni?] and an explanation of it’s purpose [...]