Author: jclawver

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How I Met Your Mother was so funny last night I almost busted a gut and a lung. Even Kevin laughed out loud! How come more people aren’t watching and loving this show? It is really smart and funny, without being Sports Night level of smart, which apparently was too smart for the general tv […]

Viva la revolution!

About a month ago when Brian started all-day school, I started a Jen-volution. I was so ready to be in my third phase of motherhood: having kids. Kids. Not babies, toddlers, or teenagers. Just kids. I had two glorious weeks of this, where I saw the future and it was AWESOME. And then Brian broke […]

Any takers?

I have a a gently-used, slightly broken, greatly-loved toddler available.\ He gives the best kisses, has the most beautiful blue eyes, and will do “Blue Steel” on command. The downside is that he isn’t fully toilet-trained, prefers your food over his own (even when it is the exact same thing), and his manners have completely […]

Shallow Life rears its head once again

When it rains, it pours

Brian broke his arm yesterday- Eeeep.

When I went to pick him up from preschool, he was sitting at the bottom of the playground’s slide with an ice bag. Brian said he was climbing the ladder to the slide and his hands slipped off and he fell. He was favoring his hurt arm like a wounded dog and he wouldn’t stop […]

Things You Should Know # 87,295

Good things don’t happen to me*, good things happen to people around me. Which MUST MEAN that I am a super awesome good luck charm. Want proof? Announcing the good things that are happening to other people- Kevin’s pet project, ficlets, was nominated for two awards at SXSWi. Heather, my SIL, was featured in a […]

International Day of Awesomeness is almost here!

International Day of Awesomeness is this Monday. This is an opportunity to celebrate the awesomeness already within you.\ bq. No one’s perfect, but everyone can be awesome… People are awesome every day, frequently don’t realize it, and their feats of awesomeness are rarely recognized. We aim to fix that, with a special day to both […]

Real life quandry #85

B’s first day

Yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life. And it was fabulous.\ Brian had a great time at his new school. He was a bit sad when Kevin dropped him off but Kev gave Brian a big hug and then he ran off to play legos. Other awesome highlights: he used the […]