Dammit... my parenting has backfired. After doing a face painted "lion" that looked more like a flower-raccoon-dog, Sasha told me "That's ok Mommy! If you keep practicing face paint more and more you'll get better!"

I didn't expect the great challenge of adapting to AI in higher education to be a lack of large rooms for invigilated exams 😂 Very glad that this logistical crap is handled by other people! even if they are trying hard to pass the buck.

My Chaotic Neutral 2 year old just told me very seriously and with no context "mommy we don't cut heads [mimes throat slitting]". I'm scared.

Awoken by a hysterical almost-five-year-old who had a bad dream that Daddy threw away wrapping paper from her birthday party. Parenting is such a joy 😵‍💫

During snack time, out of the blue: Elena: "Do you love me so much?" Robin: "yeah". 💞

"uhhh I dunno! it just popped up!" am I... a teenage boy in 1999 whose internet-naive mom walked in on him looking at porn, or a middle aged mom whose 4 year old walked in on her looking at lego on facebook marketplace?

My husband is like "wife gone, kids asleep, time to run some big Stan models!" and that's (one of many reasons) why he's my husband 😍

Sasha's first homework assignment was turned in a day late, with a thin veil over the fact it was done after bedtime in a rush, and incomplete (until mom can access a printer). Following in our footsteps of academic excellence already!

if some CCTV footage goes viral of someone riding her motorcycle into a lowering boom gate and getting stuck with throttle/right mirror in front, clutch/left mirror in back, and having to tip sideways and do the limbo while balancing lunch on her lap to get out... it wasn't me.

When are we going to be able to get the daily news from an AI Walter Cronkite?

I recommend skipping the the-world-is-ending meltdown when the mug is chosen for you though....

Choice minimization is great, but we'd probably be happier taking some choices as seriously as my two-year olds. Should I use my green mug or NASA mug today? Green socks or purple socks?? Every option is delightful!

Sasha watched 101 Dalmations with me and when Anita and Roger got married in the church she called it the "marriage castle". Proud mom moment 😍

You know how if a little bit of the egg white spills over the side, the whole things vloops out? That's my daughter, the flexible one, sticking her leg over the side of her crib at head height and slinking out at age 26 months. Sigh. Wish us luck for bunk bed day 😵‍💫

...when you realize the seminar has a zoom link so you don't have to interrupt your flow, change clothes, pack a lunch, or drive to and from campus 🥳🎉🍾😇

61 "mommy!"s before I could make tea this morning.

I just deleted "bottles" and "formula" from my master packing list 🥳🎉

It is becoming a travel routine that step 1 of any trip away from kids is to sleep for 13 hours.

I booked two one-way flights to a conference to save money. Outbound flight coincided with hurricane forecast, so I booked a different one a day earlier for $300 *less* and fewer stops. Now original flight is cancelled and refunded. Return flight unaffected. I win!!

I got a new phone and forgot to re-enable notifications from my work email. What a glorious two days 😍