#Schadenfreude! Who knew grandparenting would be so much fun? #humor #parenting
“I’m worried about them.” My daughter was visiting her sister, who had just delivered her second child. “I don’t think …
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Summer car trip with the family? Read this first… #humor #family #ThrowbackThursday
I would be a lot more judgmental, but I too have spawned. There are some cities—and okay, and a few states. And maybe Mexico…—to which I will never be able to return. But I have learned a few things…
Adulting. (Do not try this at home.) #humor #family #ThrowbackThursday
I hate housework! You make the beds, you do the dishes—and six months later you have to start all over …
Mother’s Day Freebie ~ and a gift for you too! #humor #nonfiction #Mother’sDay
Perfect Mother’s Day Present—Mom needs it and so do you! Good news! For Mother’s Day, you can get Mom her …
Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be English majors. #humor #parenting
I also could have studied math. But I’m still convinced that the best place for calculus in my life is punishment. (As in “Barb, the court finds you guilty of the crimes of baby murder and playing the accordion in public, and sentences you to twenty years of hard calculus.”)
My Old Man & The Car plus 5* #BookReview #humor #Father
My father’s other rule was to say the rosary every time we went farther than the corner. Since he had a habit of turning around and watching us as we stumbled through our “Hail Marys” in the back seat, these trips contained some of my most deeply moving religious experiences. “A nun, God,” I’d bargain. “I’ll enter the convent if you make my father look at the road.”
Libraries I’ve disrupted, snooped, and loved #humor #MothersDayPresent
Before there was Google, there was Mom. “Who was our 14th president?” I would ask her. “What’s the capital of …
#Valentine’s Day BC (Before Children) vs AD (After Delivery) #humor
(Barb’s Guide to Films: if the characters kiss a lot, have sex, and then kill each other, it’s American. If the characters smoke a lot, have sex, and then kill themselves, it’s foreign.)
#Olympic Gold[en] Moms #Parenting #humor #SundayBlogShare
I brought the TV down from the attic and enshrined it in the playroom so my family could cheer our …
5* #BookReviews + FREE preview for Life Begins When The Kids Leave Home And The Dog Dies~plus FREE excerpt #humor #nonfiction
Apparently I should apologize to readers for potential damage to nearby reading areas. Only… I’m absolutely thrilled to hear it! …
