Hubby walked into the basement yesterday, leaned down and whispered in my ear: “Call The Mercenary and when he says ‘yes’, you say ‘nothing’.” I have to admit, Internets, that I found this very confusing.  Was I to say nothing?   Or to say “Nothing”?   Soooooo, I said, “Hey Mercenary.” He said, “What?” I said, “Nothing.” [...]

Sorry I’m a little late getting this one posted, but better late than never! Here’s my giggle for the day. This morning Keely (the puppy) was up at 5:30 with diarrhea, poor baby. And poor TechnoBoy and me, who were the lucky pair cleaning it up. After he’d taken her out, he let her snuggle [...]

Well, I’m a little late but we’re still all about fun to end the week here at Earnest Parenting. I’m happy to inform you that my puppy is a very environmentally conscious individual. Really. She is! Just look for yourself. That qualifies as “re-use”, right? Okay, you’re next! Share a joke, blog post, video, or [...]

It may be wise to set down all beverages for this one. Wouldn’t want to cause you to choke or do a spit take all over your keyboard. You have been warned. Yesterday morning, a boy woke me up about 6 am saying he’d had a terrible nightmare and had had an accident in his [...]

It was inevitable. There was no way to stop a day like this from happening. After all, boys grow. Fabric wears out. No way to stop that. Uh-uh, no-how. The superhero jammies first appeared in our family back in 2001, if I recall correctly. That was the Halloween I discovered that pajamas are cheaper than [...]

Hullo again, friends! It’s officially Friday and time for our weekly chuckle. For my offering this week, I bring to you a story from the past that still makes me giggle. (Originally posted it in August of 2007.) The Mercenary had opted to clean the van for 50 cents. When he reported being finished, I [...]