Nine days ago, I was apologizing to my daughter for working on her birthday, then furiously wrapping up emails, cleaning off my desk and preparing to leave the office until after the new year.
Eight days ago, I was in a waterpark, listening to my husband declare, “Oh my god, I’m Ricky Bobby,” enjoying a few [...]

Filed under: Mad Mom on December 31st, 2011 | No Comments »

Santa Suit + Night Vision Trailcam = Two Kids Who Will Believe in Santa A Little While Longer.

Filed under: Mad Mom on December 27th, 2011 | No Comments »

I was recently doing some online Christmas shopping for a…um…how shall I put this delicately? A piece of performance gear for cold weather running that is for the exclusive use of gentlemen.
No?
Um, it keeps one’s parts warm while running.
Male parts.
Are we all on the same page here?
The problem was, I couldn’t remember the name of the [...]

Filed under: Mad Mom on December 23rd, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Last week was one of those weeks. Dr. Rossman was off running a marathon (and enjoying lovely Arizona weather, I might add), so the chore of getting the kids to school and to their various activities, fell to me.
I emailed my very understanding co-workers on Sunday night warning them of my probability of tardiness. All [...]

Filed under: Mad Mom on December 22nd, 2011 | 1 Comment »

This is a story that’s almost too embarrassing to tell. But I’m willing to open myself up to mockery and judgement in the interest of good storytelling.
A few nights ago I was really wound after work. I’m an occasional insomniac, and I know a sleepless night ahead when I see one so I took a [...]

Filed under: Mad Mom on December 12th, 2011 | 6 Comments »