Once again, I've compiled a list of crazy things I've recently discovered.  This week's list includes the realization that I don't know where I am or what I'm supposed to be doing.  Click over to my blog for the whole…

It’s no secret that I have had issues with kindergarten homework. Last fall, I got scolded by the teacher for not making my daughter follow directions and color.

Color.

(You can read the sordid details here.)

But it’s May now and my 6-year-old daughter and I have found our groove when it comes to kindergarten…

Once again, here is yet another one of my wacky lists of weird things I've discovered lately.  Included this time is the realization that elementary school open houses are the reason that Advil and wine exist.  Click over to my blog for the whole list:…

Here I present you with another list of fascinating things I've learned throughout the past week.  Included this time is the realization that December would be an excellent month to win the lottery.  Or to rob a bank.  Click over to my blog for…

Here we go again with another crazy list of things I've discovered lately.  This week's list includes the realization that choosing a family photo where one of us doesn't look pissed, drunk, or ready to kill someone is quite the challenge!  Click over to my blog for…

I don't know how it is at your house, but in mine my husband is an even bigger baby than my kids when he's sick.  Click over to my blog to see what I'm talking about:  "Sick Husband =…

Once again I've kept track of some of the kooky observations I've made throughout the past several days.  Included this week is the realization that although they make me feel older than dirt, I still love to watch the MTV VMA's every year.  Click over to my blog to see the rest of…

Once again, I've compiled a list of some of the odd discoveries I've made recently.  Included is the realization that trying to reason with a tired child is about as productive as arguing with a drunk.  Click over to my blog to read the full list:…

My latest list of "Things I've Learned This Week" includes the realization that wearing shoes in the house helps to avoid feeling all the dirt on the floor.  Click over to my blog to read the rest of the list:
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Presenting yet another list of things I've learned over the past week, including the fact that nothing makes you prouder than your son yelling from the outfield that he has to fart. Click over to my blog to read the entire list: …

Night after night I'm reminded of why I loath third grade math and how it can kiss my 3.14hole. Here's the latest fuel that was added to my fire:  "Third Grade Math Can…

I'm always looking for opportunities to stay involved in my son's education, which has gotten a little trickier since he moved up to middle school. …

** Bloating and cramping are God's way of saying, "Sucks to be you!!!"

** Giselle Bundchen needs to be introduced to the wonderful world of duct tape.

** A rotten bag of mushrooms makes your…

** An Eskimo is something I could never ever be.

** You know it's cold when the geese are saying "Let's get the HELL outta here!!!!" as they fly overhead.

** I need a restraining order for the insomnia that continues to stalk me.

** Trying to get a third grader to work on a research project is about as easy as trying to get a mime…

** If a day ever went by where a kid HADN'T peed on a toilet seat here, I'd swear I was in the wrong house.

** I seriously could not be more unorganized.

** Everybody needs a mental health day.  (Still waiting impatiently to cash in on mine....)

** Homework supervision is totally interfering with my tweeting and…

** My son likes to make his penis talk.  (Don't ask.)

** The entire household turns into assholes when my husband goes out of town.

** My kids wait to take a dump until it's time to walk out the door.

** This ass isn't gonna run itself off.

** You can never ever hug your kids too much.

** When life hands you…

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** Duct tape and dead bolts need to become part of our nightly bedtime routine.

** Jerry Sandusky makes even the devil himself look like a saint.

** My kids evidently think the floor is a coat rack.

** That annoying…

** Recovery time from the weekend is much much longer than it used to be.

** I should just hand out money to trick-or-treaters as much as candy costs these days.

** School pick up in the rain is about as much fun as filing your nails with a chain saw.

** It's impossible to get the smell of dead snail off your hands.  Don't ask -- just…

Do you expect your child to hit the books for hours each evening or do you believe that a succinct review of material learned in class is sufficient? It’s an on-going controversy that has sparked debates all over the country, how much homework is the right amount? There are herds of people on the anti-homework band…

** I don't fit into an elementary school desk quite like I did back in the day.

** "Pocket Frogs" for the iPhone has totally possessed my kids.

** Dark chocolate has totally possessed me.

** Charlie Sheen finally…