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Author M.J. Pullen blogs with humor about her life as a writer and working mom raising two padawans with her own personal Mr. Darcy.

Sometimes you have to stop and smell…whatever died in the wall

posted on 02/09/2011

The last couple of weeks around our house have been all about ears and noses. The problem with Monkey’s sleeping I wrote about a couple of weeks ago turned out to be not teething, but a double ear infection. It took me almost six days of his crazy behavior (plus a fever) to figure out […]

"Mom, I Can’t Sleep"

posted on 01/24/2011

Originally this blog was going to be about how our little monkey didn’t sleep Friday night, and what fun it was trying stay awake and present Saturday morning when we had a crowd at our house for brunch. MLM is getting in a back molar, we think, and he was awake and crying from midnight […]

Call This One ‘New Year’s Ambition’

posted on 01/06/2011

I’m back! A little bit rested and having spent some great time with friends and family. Plus a functional second bathroom, finally! So now I’m looking over my list of New Year’s Resolutions (mine are so fantastic, I reuse them year after year), trying to decide what to commit to for 2011… Lose weight? Eh, […]

The Grinch, Santa, and the Busy Post Office

posted on 12/20/2010

I saw on the news this morning that today is the busiest day of the year at the post office; and of course I had an errand there that wouldn’t wait. Needless to say, I was pretty much dreading the idea of waiting in line forever with a VERY active toddler — that’s pretty much […]

This ‘Marital Moment’ Brought to You By….

posted on 12/19/2010

ME: Urrgh! You keep complaining about stuff, but you won’t accept any of my solutions! DH: I know, I’m really frustrating that way. It’s a character flaw. ME: Character flaw? Really? Are you sure it’s not just a consistent, annoying choice? DH: Hmmm… [Thinks]. Nope, it’s a character flaw. ME: *Sigh*

Feeling a Bit Like Tippi Hedren

posted on 12/08/2010

And, yes, I had to look up how to spell her name. It is so cold outside today that the birds in our backyard seem to be actually trying to get into the house. All morning I’ve been watching an aerobatic display in out the window — we are fortunate to have a yard that’s […]

With Thanks to a Friend…

posted on 12/01/2010

… for a trip down Memory Lane (more like Memory I-85) that made me smile and reminded me of a period of real growth in my own life. Reading her blog, I felt like a much better person than I really am most days. It’s nice to have friends with good memories around at your […]

Rainy Days and Tuesdays…

posted on 11/30/2010

It’s funny how sometimes the weather changes your mood; and other times it seems to simply reflect it. As though the gray skies and dripping leaves are just an extension of what’s going on inside. For me, today is one of those days. I had a wonderful Thanksgiving break – time with family, time in […]

Life’s Questions Answered… Or, Not

posted on 11/16/2010

A mommy first today… I got a call about an hour ago that my sweet baby was vomiting “everywhere” and I needed to go pick him up from preschool. Yuck. And poor baby. So I am busy scrapping my plans for the afternoon, desperately rearranging my work schedule, and waiting for a call back from […]

The Very Cluttered Diaper Bag

posted on 11/10/2010

The latest obsession around our house, edging out the toy vacuum cleaner that a girlfriend let us borrow, is Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Before MLM was born, people warned me that this book would be the object of pure passion, and that has certainly has been the case. I now read that book, […]