
After School at My House
The newt is not mine, nor is the child holding it. The shot is blurry because I had to rush before the newt could jump off his hand and onto my freshly mopped kitchen floor and, perhaps, disappear into my soccer bag in the closet. What are afternoons at your house like?

Your Children's Achievements You Wish You Could Brag About
My kid… …can burp The Star-Spangled Banner. … picked me a bouquet of dandelions (in goal, during his soccer game, as the ball went by her). … has memorized all of Wikipedia’s 13 versions of “Beans, beans.” … can blow a bubble inside another bubble and announce its awesomeness at the same time. … set […]
Typo: Sorry, We Are Close.
Now, we love ourselves a good typo on a sign, especially on printed signs.
The 12 Days of Christmas BREAK
MommaSaid’s 12 Days of Christmas Break

REEL LIFE WITH JANE: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Parents probably get enough potty humor at home without getting it at the movies. Overall, though, the message of friendship and being yourself is a good one for kids.
Dear Parents Who Let Your Kids Run Wild at Panera
I like to think that you didn’t know we were back there — my friend Ashley and me — in the “Community Room” at the Panera Bread in Ramsey, New Jersey