You are my sunshine, my only sunshine… I used to sing this to my pooch, because he was what I looked forward to seeing when I woke up and when I got home from work. I’d not go far or to places where pets weren’t allowed on weekends so we could spend them together. We […]
2010
I think we’re going to need to make a change. A huge, vast, incredible, scary change. I don’t like it one bit, but I know it’s for the best. I’m talking about moving. All the practical signs are there: house is getting too small with two more growing people in it, busy street is not […]
Well I’ll be racking this puppy up as a first. I’ve been nominated as a prom queen! My attendance at the Mom Sexy Prom was so well received the Mommyologist nominated little old me among her five nominees for prom queen. So if you’re feeling the Mom Sexy and think I have what it takes […]
If you’ve been reading Heligirl for any amount of time, you know I’m a huge believer in positive discipline and doing all I can to work with my kids rather than punish them when they misbehave. More often than not I feel like I’m stumbling in the dark and crashing into some rather fragile things. […]
My 2 ½ year old is a total and complete control freak. She must have full control over every last detail of every thing lately, down to coming into the room and demanding that I uncross my legs. And if control is not hers? Oh may God have mercy on your soul as she will […]
Every so often, you come across toys in precarious situations and no children about. I usually grab a shot, but often all hell breaks loose before I have time to post or tweet them. So here they are, for your viewing pleasure: And a favorite of mine, even though this does include children. I must […]
Each year for five years I’ve worked with a dedicated group of Whirly-Girls, the Museum of Flight, and a slew of great volunteers to put on a free helicopter and public service event in June. This year’s show was last Saturday. It’s a ton of work, a lot of cat herding and quite a bit […]
It was my very first prom that I was invited to attend. What can I say, I’m a late bloomer. I didn’t want to miss my junior and senior proms in high school, and due to the fact that I was vastly unpopular, I had to basically ask guy friends to go so I wouldn’t […]
