I write letters to Ellen DeGeneres. No particular reason. Just because I can. Dear Ellen, I was having a cranky, horrible, no-good, awful, bad day. The six year old threw a fit because I made him wear gray socks to school. No clue why this was so traumatizing to him but maybe some day he’ll be able to explain it […]
Earlier this month, we moved from Maryland to back to our house in Georgia. As far as the drive with three small kids and two cranky cats went, I’d say it was pretty smooth. The only real glitch in our move was that the moving company decided after four months of promising to us that our furniture would be delivered […]
Two weeks ago I wrote part one of Memorial Day Memories. I ended it abruptly due to a suspicious smell. And now that the fire department has left, the smoke has cleared up and I’ve finished Feng Shuing the pantry, alphabetizing the spices, and cleaning the grout in the shower, I now have the time to finish writing this series. And […]
About two months ago I lost my website. Two years of writing was completely gone. The whole website had to be rebuilt. On top of that, I was also in the process of trying to get our house ready to sell and keep three small kids from trying to kill each other. And of course, when I have zero time […]
Hello, everyone! This is a super-quick announcement. I had some technical difficulties with my blog and it’s now under construction. I hope to get everything up and running very quick. Stay tuned! If you happen to receive this blog by email, please let me know in the comments. Have a great week! A. Marie Silver
Happy Holidays, everyone! Just wanted to let you know that for Christmas, Santa bought me my own domain! It’s official – I’ve been dot-commed. The address of my new site is amariesilver.com. Rumor has it, if you’re following this through the WordPress news feed, this move will not affect you. However, if you are following via email, it might. So […]
From our house to yours, we’re wishing you a day filled with laughter, family, fun and holiday commercials from my childhood.
Captain’s Log Star date: 04-25-2014 It has been four months since I was ejected from my space pod. Since the ejection, I have put on some weight and my legs are longer. I fear that even if I locate my space pod, I may be too large to fit inside of it. Therefore I will have to seek out an […]
1. THE BABY’S AWAKE! THE BABY’S AWAKE! THE BABY’S AWAKE! 2. ATTENTION! THIS IS A SPECIAL NEWS ALERT! THE ARMS ARE LOOSE! THE ARMS HAVE ESCAPED FROM THE SWADDLE! ONCE AGAIN, THE ARMS ARE LOOSE! 3. BOOB ALERT! BOOB ALERT! MOMMA! PLEASE REPORT TO THE NURSERY. THE BABY NEEDS BOOB. 4. THE DIAPER HAS SPRUNG A LEAK! REPEAT! THE DIAPER HAS […]
It Goes in the Mouth My diaper is wet My mouth is dry I cry and I cry Daddy comes in He picks me up It’s a nice try But it’s not enough. He changes my diaper I smack my lips He gives me that sucky thing I spit it out. It’s not that thing! That thing that goes in […]
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