Melting Down on a Hot Day

by | Jun 26, 2012 | Sitting On The Baby

Why is it that my kids’ biggest (and most gut-wrenching) emotions hit at the most unexpected times? Birthday parties, last days of school – when they should be filled with sunshine, lollipops, rainbows, lemon drops – suddenly there are tears. [read...

Attack of the Mommy Spiders

by | Jul 4, 2012 | Sitting On The Baby

I’ve had a little bit of an entomological study going on here for the past year. Well I guess technically it’s arachnology, since I’m obsessed with spiders. But not just any spiders: Mommy spiders. And definitely not the really horrifiyingly scary...

The Music of Summer…80s Style

by | Jul 9, 2012 | Sitting On The Baby

There are songs that take you back to a certain point in time so clearly that you can practically feel the Dippity Do crunching in your hair. Some take you back in a good way: And some, not so much: Why is one so much better than the other? Well let’s see. Phil...

No, You Can't Have My Fingerprint

by | Jul 10, 2012 | Sitting On The Baby

There’s a little blinking pad on my laptop that flashes its brains out at me whenever I log in to my computer. It wants me to scan my fingerprint in for easy one-touch login! And also as a security measure so no one else can use my computer. Well for one thing,...