How do kids all know the same behaviors to irritate their parents? My theory is kids get a secret book when they are born called The Child’s Code, and it contains all these behaviors. Welcome to the car edition of The Child’s Code. These are behaviors specific to traveling in an automobile. This is why…
I have a friend who questioned how someone could love Ikea but hate Wal-Mart. To me, these stores have so little in common they can’t be compared, but if she needs an explanation, I accept the challenge. 1.) It is not appropriate to wear pajamas to Ikea. Showering is also preferred. 2.) Ikea has a…
Pinterest is a great place to go for ideas. My favorite so far is how to clean stainless steel with olive oil. But some ideas I just don’t get. Idea 1: Making things out of pallets. The only time I’ve had pallets at my house is when they supported the kitchen cabinets I had ordered.…
There is a place where I refuse to drive under any circumstances. That place is Houston, where my husband is from. Driving there is terrifying. You have to cut across multiple lanes of traffic, while being cut off, while talking about the different routes you could take with your passenger, while dodging the merging and…
This example is from The Oatmeal. Click on the link for more hilarity, after you finish reading this blog, of course. Welcome to Part 2 of Why Teachers Deserve Presents. Check out Part 1 if you missed it. Not only will you agree that teachers deserve presents for teaching this craziness, but you will be…
Today is the last official day of my spring break, meaning that I’ll once again be employing the services of my alarm clock. My clock isn’t anything fancy. It’s just one of those standard glowing-red-number devices that plays the radio or an obnoxious buzzer at wake-up time. Like all people, sometimes I oversleep my alarm,…
Confession: I am a third grade teacher. The following post and any others on the same theme will most likely be completely biased. That said, I think most people would agree that teaching is a challenging profession, even if you yourself are not a teacher. Believe it or not, the kids are not usually what…
When my mom used a computer for the first time, she didn’t know what to do with the mouse, so she put it on the keyboard. Seriously. If you’re unfamiliar with this meme, he is known astechnologically impaired duck. I’m not saying my mom is thehuman version of this, but…wait, yes. That’s exactly what I’msaying.…
I get together with a group of friends to play Bingo every couple of months. We affectionately call each other the “Bing-Hos”. I know, we’re so funny. In the time we’ve been playing, I’ve identified a few groups that work together as if part of their own ecosystem. Group 1: The Bing-Hos – That’s us,…
Confession: I’ve gained about five pounds in the last couple months. I forgot this when I got dressed to work out this morning. I decided to wear this lovely pair of 100% poly suede yoga pants. I’ve been wearing them to work out for a while. In fact, I bought them before I had kids.…
Allison Maruska 