I am SO the mother of the year — as always. I mean, no biggie. Just sittin’ here. On my bed. Wedged between a sleeping rascal and a cheaty little monkey who is currently topless and trying her little darndest to make a shoe out of her Snow White pajama top. And, oh yeah, it’s 9:58atnightandwe’reallwatchingBigBrother,* oh and Joshisalsoplayingonlinepokeronthebed. Huh? So, yes, I’ll have that award now, please! Because I’m a responsible mother. A very responsible mother. NowsomeonetellmehowtogethertogotoBED?

Are you HORRIFIED, Gorgeouses?

“You look on your COMPEETER, Mama,” she’s saying, “and I will read a book.” (Apparently, she’s very advanced — see? mother of the year — she’s reading Josh-O’s NOVEL.) GET TO BED! Lucky for her, I’m too darn LAZY to get up off this bed. Well, actually, I might get up if my legs weren’t trapped under Josh’s arse. And, he’snotmovingtillhefinisheshispokergame. Ahem. GO. TO. BED.

Honestly, though? It was such a long day. Went to the gym, grocery shopped, had me GURU over for tea, bathed both kids, made a YUMMY dinner of kamut pasta with organic ground chicken meat sauce. It was fawesome (i.e., fareakin’ awesome). And, here I am. No way I’m getting off this bed. Sigh, I s’ppose one can’t be PERFECTION every day…. Hee.

Only my guru can be perfection every day. Sighhhh, love her….


I put out chopped fruit, spelt cookies and tea…. What would YOU serve your guru if she came to visit?

Isn’t she beautiful? I took my yoga teacher-training course with her five years ago. A whole year of thrice weekly lectures, classes, a sweet retreat…. And, we’ve kept in touch ever since. She’s always there when I need her, always inspiring to talk to, so knowledgeable, so magical…. Still doing the ole’ shoulder stand at over 80 years of age….

Amazing….

I was so in love with Marie (guru) and my fellow yoga teacher-trainees back then that I actually brought MINDEN to our class one day…. Talk about crazy!


“Crazy Minden.” Dedicated to ERIKA because she thinks I’m “EXCELLENT,” and I think she is, too!


“Minden Mid-Yawn.” Dedicated to MEL because she’s crazy about Minden — has got all her co-workers wondrin’ about her….

The poor guy was so nervous he peed on her floor. Marie’s basement classroom never smelled the same again, I regret to say. Marie has since moved to a lovely new home free of cat urine….

By the way, Gorgeouses? The monkey’s in bed now. But, the rascal’s still here. Sleeping peacefully beside me in his precious little sleeping bag….

Now, I just have to figure out how to transfer him to his crib. It’s going to be another LO-HO-HONG night. I can PROMISE you that, Gorgeouses….

*Indeed, Big Brother is very educational. T’is. Way to shake things up in da house, RYAN. (Ryan whom I had a VERY hot dream about last night….ahem.) Fareakin’ AWESOME! Fawesome….

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