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“You know Dasher, and Dancer, and Prancer, and Vixen…Comet, and Cupid, and Donner, and Blitzen…but do you recall the most famous reindeer of all?” So let’s just take a moment and talk about this, the absolute worst of all the Christmas songs. First, I get that you may not agree with me. You might have …

Okay, I spent the better part of last night and today watching the Gilmore Girls A Year In The Life. And, I have a lot of feelings about this. I think we should start with the most important thing. THE LAST FOUR WORDS OF THE GILMORE GILRS. Our Gilmore girls have a very very imporant …

Imagine having a condition so rare that you’re literally the only person alive who has it. That’s exactly what happened to Shanyna Isom. This college student was having the time of her life when suddenly everything shifted. Her face started to burn all the time, and her hair started to fall out. When her mom …

How many of these teachers did you have growing up?  At the time, we probably thought many of them were nastier than they actually were and didn’t give them full credit for all of their efforts to teach us all of the valuable lessons that we needed to learn (sometimes the hard way). Teaching is …

There are a lot of fall birthdays in our family, and that’s really cool, because I love birthdays.  Especially my own.  But it’s not until February.  Regardless, when the fall birthdays start to roll in, I can’t help but think of my birthday, and how awesome it. Is. Going. To. Be. First, I’m going to …

October is here, and with the crisp weather and the promise of Halloween on the wind comes the traditional horror movie marathons. We watch in giddy anticipation of the hapless hero stumbling upon a murder in progress. Then we yell at the screen when they idiotically run upstairs instead of outside to the already running …

All of your Harry Potter fangirl fantasies are about to come true once you see this hot Harry Potter ‘Dudeoir’ photoshoot! Oklahoma based phenom photographer Sarah Hester met Harry Potter look-alike model and photographer Zachary Howell, and KNEW she had to do a HP-themed boudoir shoot with the gorgeous Gryffindor. He agreed immediately, and the …

Grab some eggnog, and a loved one, the Hallmark Channel just announced their 2016 Christmas Movies schedule! All movies will be shown at 8/7c, and it looks like we’re in for another great year! Enjoy! Hallmark Channel’s 2016 Christmas Movies Schedule! October 29 – A Wish For Christmas Sara Shaw is the type of woman …

Something I think a lot of people have in common is that we weren’t all that into zombies, er, walkers before The Walking Dead. Or maybe it’s just me. I just wasn’t ‘that’ into zombie lore or bloody viscera or the whole idea of a zombie apocalypse. Now? I’m a full fledged zombophile. Between Shaun …

Accio Eyeshadow! When Reddit user Spellsandstars first posted pictures of her imagined Harry Potter House Palettes, she wanted to make it clear that she owns nothing HP related. In fact, she’s an artist. Not a manufacturer, not a marketer, she’s someone who imagined an amazing idea and wanted to share it with the world. Well, I’m …

You think you know these women. You’ve organized PTA fundraisers together, shared a carpool and have helped each other out of countless binds over the years. They are your friends. Your neighbors. But they are also your rival fantasy football team owners. Forget book club, bunco night or supper club, fantasy football leagues are what …

Kids suck. I get it. If you’re lucky you might only have to yell at them to get off your lawn once or twice a year. But when October 31st rolls around all the neighborhood ragamuffins have been given carte blanche to roam as they please, trodding across your carefully cultivated fescue. The worst part …

It’s October (FINALLY), which means two things: Halloween, and the return of The Walking Dead. I wish I could say I was more excited about Halloween, but I’d be lying to everyone. I’m All About TWD. But I’m also slightly twisted, and just a little bit off, so the other day (okay, probably more like …

Your Life Until Now Has Been A LIE! That’s right. Your Nana’s a liar. The grocery store is a liar. Even freakin’ Starbucks has been LYING to you. And you’ve been eating it up. Literally. I Hate To Break It To You, But, Your Pumpkin-Flavored Everything Isn’t Even Really Pumpkin Every year you wait in …

Did you ever wish you could live in the world of Harry Potter? I know I have. Even though I’m a 34-year-old woman with a kid, I’ve always been drawn to the world of Harry Potter. If you’re like me, I’m here to say that reading the books, watching the movies, or going to Universal …

I recently ran across an article about Anna Kendrick as Squirrel Girl. Obviously I had to click on it because the only thing more awesome than Anna Kendrick IS Squirrel Girl. As it turned out, the article wasn’t news per se. It was really just a write up about Anna Kendrick saying in passing that …

Okay, so if you’re a LuLaRoe fan, you know that their holiday and special themed runs are to die for awesome, and super small. As in, there’s only a couple thousand of the prints and styles made, so if you want it, be ready to Thunderdome style fight for what you want, because it’s going …

For moms of preschoolers, planning a trip to Orlando, Florida usually involves that one place with everyone’s favorite mouse. But what do you do if your kiddo isn’t into space rangers and goofy dogs?! You plan a trip to Universal Studios instead. Universal Studios Resort is just as much — if not MORE — fun with …

If you were alive in the late 80’s, early 90’s, there is no WAY you missed Full House. Okay, so you might have pretended to be too cool for it, but anyone who was anyone either had a crush on Uncle Jesse, or thought Joey was the funniest person they’d ever heard of, or thought …

IT isn’t even out yet, and already the creepiness has started. In what is possibly the craziest letter to residents I’ve ever seen in my life, the Fleetwood Manor Apartment Complex in Greenville, SC, warned residents about a clown lurking in the woods…take a look: It gets creepier… Depending on who you talk to, there …

I’m one of those people that if someone tells me NOT to do something, I immediately do it. Which is exactly what happened here. ALL these posts started popping up about how you should avoid searching for that, or get the eye bleach ready. Well, I’m a doer, not a thinker, so I immediately searched …

Get your selfie sticks, lip gloss and confidence ready girls! This September the Body Love 4 All campaign is celebrating self care through a thirty days of challenge Instagram event. If you’ve never heard of Body Love 4 All, that’s okay! This organization is all about empowering people to discover, celebrate and love themselves with a …

Glock-blocking. That’s what some are calling the “C*cks, Not Glocks” movement on the UT Austin campus today. In order to protest laws that make it legal to carry concealed guns on campus, some 4500 ‘marital aids’ were handed out to students in a little under 23-minutes. These students are attaching their ‘impetus of protest’ to their backpacks …

I wasn’t going to watch Stranger Things. I thought it was going to be dumb, thought it was trending for no reason, thought it was just another repeat of a repeat and I Wan’t Buying In. A cross between ET and Firestarter? Um, nothanks. One ENORMOUS binge later, I finished the entire first season. Trust …

You know what Pokemon Go is, right? Of course, you do. You have a phone and a pulse. We at Totally The Bomb happen to be fond this game like a crackhead happens to be fond of crack. It’s my estimation that in twenty years Meowths will replace the cat as the preferred “Crazy Lady” …

Since the Friday of Pokemon Go’s release my housemate (aka The Boyfriend), and I have been on the go almost constantly in an effort to “catch them all.” We are those adults out at 1 or 2 in the morning, clustered in a parking lot with a dozen other strangers trying to snag something we haven’t seen …

Pokemon and dating. Who ever expected to see those two words together? Not me, that’s for sure. Not until I actually met a guy playing Pokemon, I’m not even kidding, this totally happened. I’ve spent my entire life hiding in my room in front of my computer playing video games, and happily chatting away with …

My family is Pokemon Go obsessed. This evening I strolled through the park with my daughter and husband. We laughed, played, talked and caught Jigglypuffs. (Our park has a lot of Jigglypuffs.) When we got tired, we laid on the sidewalk and looked up at the stars. It was one of those perfect summer nights …

So, my family is straight up country. Well, as it turns out, they also happen to live in a place where rare Pokemon spawn. (If you want to know more about the game, you can find my tips and tricks for playing Pokemon Go here.) So, this morning, my aunt posted this: (I kid you …

Thanks to Hollywood, Star Trek and Star Wars have captured the minds of at least three generations. Okay, so that’s my rough guesstimate. My folks saw the shows when they first aired and in the theaters when they were new. I fell in love with the second generation of both series’, even if Jar Jar was …

Kids say the darnedest things, don’t they? But you have to wonder what kids think of the things We say to Them. Like, seriously, are we a bunch of psychopaths or something? Stealing kids noses, charging body parts for things, threatening to eat them. I never realized just how creepy some of the things I …

  Pokemon Go is sweeping the nation. We’ve been playing for days now, and here is everything you need to know. First, if you haven’t download the game. The idea behind this mobile game is that you have to walk to find Pokemon spots to collect loot, walk to catch Pokemon, and even walk to …

If you haven’t leveled up to at least Level 5 by now in Pokemon Go then you should drop whatever you are doing and go do that NOW. If you are continuing to read this then I assume you are past that level. It’s going to make a big difference because Level 5 allows you …

Yesterday was the release of PokemonGo, a game where you capture Pokemon in real-life surroundings using your phone. Basically, you walk and drive all around your town hunting and catching Pokemon that appear all over the place. In restaurants, fields on the side of the road, in the middle of the town square, EVERYWHERE. My …

In case you haven’t heard Pokemon Go was released the other day. It probably all makes sense now as to why your neighbors were outside at 3 AM following their phone. Nope they aren’t crazy, they just gotta catch em’ all! So now that you know Pokemon Go is a thing, here are some Tips …

Reddit User Obviousplant knows how to troll. On his (her? Who knows…) recent trip to the L.A. Zoo, Obvi decided to leave some fake Animal Facts for the patrons. And they are hilarious! Take a look! Bear-y funny… Now that’s just ducking hilarious! Damnit, Phillip! You’re making us all look bad. Gibbon a choice, I’d …

It’s safe to say that snapchat isn’t going anywhere. What was once an app that we demanded our children not download to their phones has become a fun, easy place to share pictures and videos about what’s going on in your life every day. As a mom, understanding Snapchat isn’t JUST about knowing how to …

I’ve spent most of the weekend binge watching Orange Is the New Black, and if my facebook stream is any indication, you did, too. Since I am can’t stop watching, I can’t help but compare being a parent to living at Litchfield. 10 Ways Parenting Is Like Orange Is the New Black 1. All the different …

If you are a strong-willed, articulate parent like I am, you’ll no doubt agree that cowardice is for dummy-stupidheads. Don’t get me wrong, if you’re afraid to jab a stick into a rabid dog in the eye there’s nothing wrong with you, you’re smart. In fact, congratulations because you’re smarter than I am. But we …

Queen Elizabeth is delightfully pretty in green in her birthday suit, but as many others have discovered the chroma-green coloring is Way easy to manipulate. Remember this weather forecaster? Well, here is Queen Elizabeth in her original outfit… Great, right? Now here she is after the internet had a royal field day with her outfit… …

Yesterday something glorious happened. The teaser trailer for the new Beauty and the Best movie starring none other than HERMIONE herself came out. From the very moment the screen went black to start off the monologue at the beginning of the first Disney Beauty and the Best movie I was hooked. This movie had everything. Daring …

The first official trailer for the upcoming film “Assassin’s Creed,” starring Michael “Magneto/Professor X Is My OTP” Fassbender and Marion “Hey Remember Inception?” Cotillard, has been making the rounds on social media lately, making sure that you and all your Facebook friends (and frenemies) know that you can expect to see it in theaters in …

When I first heard the news that there was going to be a Ghostbusters reboot with an all-female cast, I was mostly just confused. For me, it was one of those “why fix what isn’t broken?” moments, because the original is such a classic. It was a movie that must have sounded ridiculous before it was …

Hey, I love Harry Potter Crafts so much that I wrote a book about them! My book, THE UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO CRAFTING THE WORLD OF HARRY POTTER IS AWESOME AND YOU SHOULD TOTALLY BUY IT. The Unofficial Guide to Crafting the World of Harry Potter: 30 Magical Crafts for Witches and Wizards from Pencil Wands to …

So let’s be real here: kids do a lot of weird things. They cut their own hair without asking, use slang you don’t understand, and deliberately push all of your buttons. And sometimes, they throw on a wig, cover themselves in fake blood and foam armor, and beg to be taken to the local anime or comic …

As it turns out, the day after Mother’s Day is the most fun time to be a mom on Twitter. Inspired by a segment on the comedy game show @midnight with Chris Hardwick, fans tweeted the show their best parody songs about their moms using the hashtag #MomSongs. The results were, well…pretty accurate: I Wanna …

Gamers, rejoice! If you’ve been counting down the seconds until the end of the open beta for Overwatch, Blizzard Entertainment’s new adventure into first-person shooters, it turns out you’ve got a few extra hours to get your fill. As a thank you to “the millions of players who’ve logged in so far,” the company announced that they would be …

Hey, I love Harry Potter Crafts so much that I wrote a book about them! My book, THE UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO CRAFTING THE WORLD OF HARRY POTTER IS AWESOME AND YOU SHOULD TOTALLY BUY IT. The Unofficial Guide to Crafting the World of Harry Potter: 30 Magical Crafts for Witches and Wizards from Pencil Wands to …

Hey, I love Harry Potter Crafts so much that I wrote a book about them! My book, THE UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO CRAFTING THE WORLD OF HARRY POTTER IS AWESOME AND YOU SHOULD TOTALLY BUY IT. The Unofficial Guide to Crafting the World of Harry Potter: 30 Magical Crafts for Witches and Wizards from Pencil Wands to …

Of all the things that modern technology has given us – smart phones, space travel, litter boxes that clean themselves, etc. – the best thing by far, in my not-so-humble opinion, is video games. Enjoying a good movie or binge-watched TV series is great and all, but it’s sort of like a football player watching …

Okay, or possibly not. So I’ve watched this video of Kelly Murphy being chased by a bear over and over again and I’m still not completely convinced it’s real…here’s the video: Now, first glance definitely makes it look very real, right? But we’ve seen videos like this before. Remember that person on the bike being …

I am the queen of awkward. I go in for a hug when others go in for handshakes all the time. And if someone tries to fist bump me, chances are I’m going to shake their fist. It’s rough. But luckily, thanks to Nyle DiMarco and Peta Murgatroyd from Dancing With The Stars, I’ve now …

Imagine the mid-morning slump hits and you go to your local Starbucks to get your favorite quick pick-me-up, only to find a snarky message written on the cup. That’s exactly what happened to a man in St. Augustine Florida this past week. A @Starbucks customer tells me he’s hurt by the message he received on his …

I’ll be the first to say, I love quirky and unique things. I really do. But when something comes out that looks like something a plastic surgeon is meant to put inside you (*cough* – breast implants) it kind of freaks me out. You might be wondering exactly what I am talking about and I am …

For those of you not in the know, Fuller House is out today, and I have been waiting on it for– well, pretty much what I feel like is one million days. So, this afternoon, I did what all good people who write about life and culture full time, I spent the entire time on the …

It’s been a year since the world was taken by storm by DRESSGATE – 2015. NOW…the big controversy is over a JACKET that no one can stop talking about. Seriously what color IS this thing?!?! I see blue and white, but people on Tumblr are seeing black and brown. Tell us what YOU think below!! …

The FULL HOUSE reunion show FULLER HOUSE starts today, and while this is the reboot I’ve been waiting my entire adult life for, I’m actually a bit nervous. I mean, this show was great in part because we lived in a more innocent time. TV is different now. Full House came to us before the …

Jennifer Lovdahl of Anchorage Alaska bought a Happy Meal six years ago and stored it in her office to keep on hand to show her medical patients what the preservatives and processing of the food does to it…and the results are disturbing to say the least. In fact, after six years, it’s hard to tell …

This restaurant has had enough of your uncontrollable toddlers, and they aren’t going to take it! On the one hand, who hasn’t been five feet from crying kiddos at a restaurant and wished more than anything that they would just go away. But on the OTHER hand, I am torn– because they are kids, and kids …

Some people might call what’s happening outside in the Northern Hemisphere a “winter wonderland.” Personally, I like to call it various slightly inappropriate words that I’m not allowed to use on this website. Either way, we can probably all agree on the fact that it’s rather…frozen out there. Luckily, there are several ways to combat …

AT-ATs have got to be the most misunderstood beings in the Star Wars universe. Those big metal beasts are really just gentle giants looking for a little love. You just know those off-duty stormtroopers were playing fetch with them in Empire Strikes Back before that whole thing with the war and the death and the …

My daughter’s book was Pinkalicious, I probably read this book a hundred times, so when I saw this woman, Abi Shenton, who confused a Lush bath bomb for soap turned all over neon pink…I was reminded of PINKALICIOUS, the girl who ate too many pink cupcakes and turned herself PINK! Poor Abi, she got that bright pink hue, and didn’t …

So Twitter is a strange beast, right? I mean, 140 characters in which to convey something so amazing that other people will want to read, favorite, and share, AND then you have to do it all over again. Sometimes, though, these amazing hashtags pop up that make all the panic of coming up with the …

So the biggest news today wasn’t a celebrity death (thank goodness) or some standoff somewhere (again, thank goodness)…no. It was the fact that Kylie Jenner has a bracelet stuck on her wrist. Seriously. A bracelet is stuck on her wrist. It’s been four years, so, you know. No biggie. Four. Years. I’m just wondering why …

Alan Rickman is (and always will be) one of my favorite actors ever. The first time I ever saw him was as he played Hans Gruber in Die Hard. At the time I was too young to really know much about him, but I knew I hated him. My dad told me that was a good …

When I was in middle school, we had a lot of slumber parties, and at every single one of these slumber parties, we watched THE LABYRINTH. (It’s even one of my top ten favorite movies of all time.) I didn’t know it then, but David Bowie is and always will be a big part of …

Just in case you’ve been under a rock, I’m going to go ahead and call this one as NSFW. There is no cursing or anything more than innuendo, but c’mon, it’s Ricky Gervais. If you’ve got kids in the room, or kids in general, maybe don’t watch this. No, you should still watch it, it’s …

We may never solve the question of what happens to socks in the dryer that turns them from a pair to singletons, but that’s okay…because those single socks can be super useful on their own! Just ask Dobby the House Elf. I mean, all it took was one sock to free him from a lifetime …

Adele is just like us and that’s why we love her. She loves to curse…who doesn’t? She loves food…again, who doesn’t? And those pipes! Wow, I mean, I can’t sing like her or anything, but all the feels. All. The Feels. What I love most, though isn’t all of that, but just how much she’s …

In case you’ve been living under a rock and somehow missed it, FULL HOUSE IS COMING BACK on Friday February 26! And they finally released some of the pictures of the cast and the sets, and the EVERYTHING and it is all just so… FULL. Sigh, just look at them all together again. And Jessie! …

WARNING: This post contains spoilers for both Star Wars: The Force Awakens and HBO’s Girls. When my boyfriend came home after seeing Star Wars: The Force Awakens for the first time, he asked me if I “knew that goofy looking guy from the show Girls (HBO) was in the movie?” “Adam? Hannah’s boyfriend?” “Yeah. He plays …

When I was a kid, family game night usually involved a never-ending game of Monopoly in which I was forced to be the banker so that I might learn some math skills (that didn’t work very well), or my dad teaching me how to play poker (that worked a little better – getting to keep real …

Not sure if you’ve been keeping up with the news of Ethan Couch’s disappearance, but boy howdy here in North Texas it’s almost all anyone has been talking about. Just in case you aren’t familiar, Ethan Couch is the teen who was sentenced to probation in the drunk driving murder of four in Burleson, Texas …

Hoverboards were at the top of many Christmas lists this year, and even though they are exploding while people ride across the driveway, we still bought them. They’re cool, they look like lots of fun, and some people are is saying the original hoverboard isn’t the one catching fire, but nobody can actually decide on what the …

Hallecake is back with another awesome video on her YouTube Channel–this time with a Christmas treat idea. I’m not sure where my daughter comes up with all this genius-ness. She’s AMAZING! And with a little recipe idea from Imperial Sugar, she makes the most awesome Reindeer Ho Ho Snacks for Christmas Treats! We had so much fun …

In what I can only describe as one of the most awkward moments I have ever seen happen at a beauty pageant, Steve Harvey crowns the WRONG candidate Miss Universe. You see, Miss Philippines, Pia Wurtzbach, is this year’s Miss Universe winner. But Steve Harvey accidentally crowns someone else Miss Universe and things just get …

It’s the greatest love story never told – I spent as much of my young life wondering if Mario was ever going to find out what castle Princess Peach was in as I did doing my homework…well, probably more, if I’m being honest. And continuing to be honest, I’ll admit that I haven’t really been keeping …

If you know me personally, you know that I’m usually pretty good in social situations. I’m quick with the wit, don’t always smell bad, and remember to flush. But my husband’s grandmother makes me nervous. She’s old world, as in schooled at a French convent, forks in the right place, English isn’t her first language …

Five-Year-Old Milo Castillo and his mom were regulars at Laurenzo’s restaurant in Houston, Texas back in 2013. With his happy smile and sweet demeanor, Milo was a favorite amongst the waiters and staff. So when one waiter overheard a man at a nearby table say something horrible about Milo, he couldn’t hold back. Milo has …

It’s Christmas time, and that means there’s an all new list of Oprah’s Favorite things for 2015. I have always loved Oprah’s Favorite Things in the past, but this year– This year I don’t really know what to think. I mean, she was the reason I tried Philosophy When Hope is Not Enough Moisturizer all …

You know what we love in my house? Minecraft. This is the game that never gets old, because there is always something to build. So, if you have kids out there into Minecraft, then check out these Minecraft snacks! Totally Delicious Minecraft Snacks 1. Creeper Chocolate Candy I love this little creeper chocolate candy. It’s …

Spiders are everywhere. I once read something that said no matter where you are, there’s always a spider within spitting distance. Or, in this case, jumping distance. According to spider-lover Andrea Van Veggel, “Jumping spiders are everywhere.” Not exactly a comforting thought for people who are scared of spiders, but hopefully his video will show …

Anyone who loves dogs has probably spent a fair amount of time with their faces stuffed into their dog’s fluffy, soft fur. It’s one of our favorite things to do. I mean, here’s this creature who wants nothing more than to love us, and he’s like a warm, cuddly teddy bear who sometimes chases squirrels …

When we have a child who has limitations, it’s easy for the world to tell us what they can’t do. Especially if their limitations set them apart from the ‘norm’. Omar Chavez is one dad who isn’t going to let limitations keep his son, Spenny, from doing those things he loves the most. See, Spenny …

As a pet owner, there have been times I’ve let my animals do questionable things. I mean, most of us have. Like, when our puppy licks us on the face when we know full and well that pup has probably been eating things…gross things. Or when it’s 2AM and we hear the dog retching and …

Babies are funny, and they pick the absolute craziest things to be picky about. Like, if you’re at the park with your kiddo and they find a worm on the ground, chances are they are going to pick up that worm, and eat that worm. But if you try to feed them a spoonful of …

Oh, Caillou. You know him, you’ve heard him, you either love him or you hate him. (This probably depends on your age. If you’re four, you love him, if you’re 34, you hate him.) Either way, It’s CAILLOU! There are things about Caillou that are okay. His mom and his dad both work. He has …

The world is a weird place. We all know this, but sometimes it’s easy to forget that outside of our sphere there are people who live differently than us. People who do things that we would never, ever EVER do. I think it is fairly safe to say this woman falls very squarely and strongly …

Anyone who has ever had a lot of weight to lose knows just how hard it is to stay motivated. From every day obstacles like trying to decide what to eat, to the personal fear of seeing yourself in the mirror and not being able to see a difference, it can truly be a daunting …

Most of the time being a hamster is pretty easy. You eat, sleep, run on the wheel, poop on a little girl’s hand, then do it all over again. Not such a bad life. But even hamsters have bad days every once in a while… While enjoying the ‘run on the wheel’ part of his …

The idea of traveling back in time to save humanity is great, but it’s also a craps shoot. I mean, just when you think you’re saving humans from one thing, something else entirely pops up. At least that’s what this time-traveling dietician is figuring out. While he’s doing his very best to change the course …

The absolute best thing about little kids is that you can not control what comes out of their mouths. And the guests at this wedding learned that first hand when this tiny guest decided she wanted to toast the bride and groom. Surrounded by adults, some brave soul hands this cutie pie the microphone so …

Being a parent means sometimes you don’t know what you’re doing. Scratch that, being a parent means most of the time you have no idea what you’re doing. And sometimes it can feel like everything we do as parents is overwhelming and new. Like this daddy fixing his daughter’s hair for the first time. With …

Not having anyone to play with is a rough thing for a kid, but this kid has a plan. While playing soccer in the backyard one day, he realizes his victory is a bit hollow because there’s no one to actually play ball with. But that’s okay because he knows just what to do. Take …

At some point in your life you’ve probably had a washing machine that didn’t work as well as you’d like it to. Maybe it was off balance, or old, or maybe you just shouldn’t have put those tennis shoes in it. Whatever caused it, that thing made a RUCKUS! And you roll your eyes, and …

Remember that excited feeling you used to get on that first day of school? The butterflies in your stomach, racing heart, ready to tackle the new year but also just a little nervous that no one will like you? This kid knows that feeling Very well. Kevin is a new forth grader about to start …

Some people love Christmas, but we’ve all got that one friend who REALLY LOVES CHRISTMAS. That one perky person in our lives whose eyes are bright and shiny year round and their optimism could brighten a funeral… When Christmas rolls around, it’s like GO TIME for that person. And while some of us drag out …

When I was a little girl, sometimes my mom would let me sit on the washing machine while she folded clothes out of the dryer. It. Was. Awesome. I’d sit there jiggling and making noises and having the time of my life. Bonus: she never had to worry about what I was getting into while …

Having my hair washed is my favorite part of going to the salon. The way the warm water feels, and fingers massaging my scalp, it’s ecstasy. But as much as I love it, I’ve never zoned out as much as this adorable newborn. While the nurse is washing this baby’s hair for the first time, …

A few years ago I saw a video where a a young female leopard killed a mama baboon, only to then discover the newborn that had been clinging to the baboons fur. The leopard could have easily eaten the newborn as an appetizer, but she didn’t. It’s as if she recognized that this was a …