When the housing bubble burst, it was probably the first time I felt okay about being somewhat destitute as a child. Finally, being “descended from Irish working class immigrants” and the whole “salt of the earth” thing would work to my advantage. Growing up, the mindset just made me feel bad during my fancier life […]
“Putting Finn to sleep and his light turns on. BY ITSELF. Trying to be brave in front of my son! #halloweensstartingearly” –Avara ““ Previous “My Wife Just Said…”
Some people love ’em. Some people hate ’em. I’m talking about all the hyper sexy costumes at seasonal Halloween pop-up stores and costume shops. Remember when it was witches and fairies and princesses? One thing’s for sure, we’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto. So, I’ve decided to put together a showdown! Vote for the sexiest, […]
We love Halloween. Can you tell? So, we decided to scour the internetz and find our favorite works of art on the pumpkin canvas… Number nine is my favorite. Amazing. GO SEE OUR PUMPKINTACULAR! – Read more of our awesomeness here… It’s happy happy funtime goodness pickles.
[hands behind back ] “I do NOT hab poop on my fingews.” -Lucas (2012, 3 years old) “Whuchoo got behind your back there?” (sniff) “Uhhh… What’s that smell?” There are some lies you hear that instantly tell you the truth. When someone says they don’t mean to sound a certain way or offend, you know […]
Max’s 5th custom Birthday card: Dash from the Pixar film, The Incredibles. When I first presented this card to Max on his 5th Birthday, it was the first bad reaction from the boys about any of their cards. He was obviously weirded out by it but tried to put on a twitchy artificial smile; he […]
There’s a film coming out next month that you should go see. And I did some voiceover on it! No, besides Christmas in Compton. I mean Wreck-It Ralph! When I heard I was going to see the movie more than a month before it arrives in theaters, the video game fanatic in me was thrilled. […]
“You know there’s a problem when your son, who is a toddler, is telling you to calm down.” -Elizabeth ““ Previous “My Wife Just Said…”
Every year the evolution of Halloween costumes seems to go away from the upright-walking hominids we have become and drifts toward regression. In a sentence: WE ARE GETTING WEIRDER, PEOPLE. So, I felt it would be a “good” idea to highlight the strangest Halloween costumes you can now buy online and drive the point home […]
So, I’m an okay cook but by Friday night, my whole family are a bunch of zombie meatsacks. I decided to write about how to remove the stress out of family dinners by week’s end because I know so many families are dealing with the same problem. I wrote about it for Annie’s Homegrown, a […]
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