Wife, mother, laugh-er at very inopportune moments, and matchmaker. I am an excessive user of commas and exclamation marks. I once won March Madness despite knowing nothing about basketball, and I know how to find all the best Dunkin Donuts coupons. Clearly my talents are just endless.
favorite father
Some of Christopher’s great joys in life are researching and learning new information. Leaning into these love languages, AB and I researched facts about Father’s Day and sat him down for a mult-part presentation. Annabelle chose to present from inside a large cardboard box which I hear is where Abraham Lincoln presented all his most stirring speeches. 
Sesame also rewrote the words to “Reindeers are Better than People” from Frozen.
“Dad is better than reindeer,
Mom, don’t you think that’s right?
‘Cause reindeer don’t love us and hug us and snug us,
Even though he’s chilly toes*!”
*Christopher likes the thermostat on unacceptable arctic levels so we call him Chilly Toes
It’s very clear that Christopher is the number one guy in our house.
Linus was not pleased to he didn’t make the final cut as the favorite guy in our house. He demands we recount the votes.
I hope the next ticket I get won’t be from the police
When we last spoke, I was patting myself on the back for having nary a blemish upon my criminal records. Pride goeth before a fall because the very next day I accidentally stole a bottle of rosehip oil from TJMaxx. I had looked at multiple bottles and...
needless to say, I would not do well in prison
I just returned from a trip downtown where I almost died. That's a little dramatic but welcome to my life! I got lost getting there because I took what I thought would be a shortcut. It was not. Instead, it was a lengthy trip through the shadiest parts of town....
let’s celebrate Sesame
Our month of celebrating Annabelle's birthday is finally wrapping up. Christopher's birthday job every year is getting the balloons and he never disappoints. She couldn't believe how many he got. Go big or go home is his motto when it comes to buying...
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Annabelle was born on a Friday and I didn't change one single diaper until Monday afternoon. I didn't ask anyone else to do it, but I couldn't sit up or walk to the bathroom without help so Christopher or the nurses did it all. It was the least they could do after I...
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