February 10th, 2010 
eL. 
Yesterday, I admitted that I was mortified when I found out that my firstborn was going to be a girl. I wanted a boy. Somehow, I had convinced myself that raising a son would far easier than a daughter. Boys aren’t emotional and hormonal. They don’t spend hours in the bathroom. They don’t give a [...]
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Tags: cat door, parenting advice, parenting boys, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, teaching children 
4 Comments » February 7th, 2010 eL. 
This is a blog that I actually stole from myself. I needed a little comedic relief today and my son, Will, has always been a sure source of just that.
Lately, Will has become overly obsessed with his penis, clutching it like a security blanket at home, at the grocery store, at church…
Like all boys, Will is particularly [...]
Posted in Comedic Relief Tags: boy holding himself, funny kids stories, pee-pee paranoia, will stories No Comments » February 1st, 2010 eL. 
A “Real Mom” moment from this time last year…
If you are my “real world” friend you will know that I use my cell phone for everything, including managing my shopping lists. Let me copy and paste for you my shopping list for today:
Bread
Milk
Cheese
Sausage
Tomato Sauce
Peanut Butter
Vodka… lots of Vodka
Ground Beef
Chicken
Yogurt
Now let me tell you about my [...]
February 1st, 2010 eL. 
If you know me well enough, you know that eL. does not do mornings well. In fact, if I could control the universe (which yes, I’m realizing that I cannot do) I would mandate that no one’s day should ever begin prior to 9 am. Anything that happens before 9 am is, in my opinion, [...]
