I was in Florida all week this week for a training class. It was the first time I’d been anywhere by myself since Shortstack was born, and it was certainly the longest I’d been away from him since then. I had a great time with the friend I was staying with, even though [...]

Shortstack grabs my phone off the desk and opens it up to take a picture of me.
‘Smile big and sharp.’
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‘That was great! I saw those pearly whites.’
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Can you imagine commercials like this during today’s cartoons?
So while the logical business-minded me doesn’t exactly agree 100% with them, the emotional parental-minded me is quite thankful for ‘responsible marketing practices.’
By the way, I love the lawn mowing Wilma touch.

according to Merriam-Webster online:
‘the condition of having one’s clothing wedged between the buttocks especially from having one’s pants or underpants yanked up from behind as a prank — often used with get or give’
I much prefer Shortstack’s choice of words:
‘my bottom is sucking up my underwear’

Shortstack announced this morning that he had to ‘catch up on the news’ rather than watch cartoons. I happily oblige and arm myself with the remote, hoping it’s not a morning full of coverage about homicide/suicide bombings. So far it’s been pretty light, thankfully. He saw a commercial for the DR® LEAF [...]