Tag Archives: Sissy

I Missed Blogland

Posted on March 23, 2019 by joey

Last Saturday, Sissy and her wee people came to Indiana and thusly we spent the afternoon with our family — Mottern, Party of 15. Oh my goodness, my heart nearly burst from all the happy! Wonderful, magical time, heart-heart. So … Continue reading →

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Recappa

Posted on February 9, 2018 by joey

I wasn’t on Facebook Sunday. I got on Monday night and saw people wishin one another Happy Superbowl as though it’s a special holiday and I was like, “Why am I friends with these people?!?” but then I thought about … Continue reading →

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Invocation of The Daddy

Posted on October 20, 2017 by joey

No one who knows me would ever say I’m easy on my kids. No one. Yet, they behave better for their father. Do I treat them like Marines or royal subjects? No. I’m a bitch, but they are my children … Continue reading →

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Clean Your Room

Posted on September 19, 2017 by joey

After reading Erika’s post over at Dorky Mom Doodles, I almost commented in 700 words, but then I realized, I could reply in my very own blog and hold all my readers hostage instead. Four kids. Three of my kids … Continue reading →

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You Waited: Weird Week’s Longest Post

Posted on June 30, 2017 by joey

My apologies, but this week’s funnies are completely ineligible for blogland. More than half of them were just plain mean. Oh, the gossip stories I could tell you over mojitos on the porch, but not here. *shakes head subtly* The … Continue reading →

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SoCS — Sign(s)

Posted on June 17, 2017 by joey

I got the song stuck in my head, ya know, “Long-haired freaky people need not apply…” I am a long-haired freaky person and I already have a job, so that’s cool, whatever, but you shouldn’t be like that, man. I … Continue reading →

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But… Butter…

Posted on May 26, 2017 by joey

When my friend Tori moved to Indianapolis, she came from San Francisco. I know y’all think San Francisco must be HUGE compared to Indianapolis, but um, no. In terms of largest US cities, San Francisco is ranked 13 and Indy is … Continue reading →

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One-Liner Wednesday — Elmo Pee

Posted on April 19, 2017 by joey

  When Sissy was wee and learning the alphabet song, it was — sing it with her now — “A B C D E F G, H I J K ELMO PEE, Q R S, T U V, W X, … Continue reading →

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My Secret Shame

Posted on March 21, 2017 by joey

I was readin vanbytheriver last night, which was a fun little read about birds and love. It struck me as funny-odd that she didn’t know the birds in question were mourning doves, but then I had to mention in a family of birders, … Continue reading →

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Kid Math: It Doesn’t Even Matter

Posted on January 13, 2017 by joey

Long ago, in what seems like a distant galaxy (our apartment) I had The Towhead Twins, Bubba and Sissy. Most weekdays, I also had my nephew and another child his age. When you have two kids, more children are actually helpful. … Continue reading →

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