Ode to the 80′s and the Moon
Ah, the days of Reese’s Pieces and ET phone home… Yup, those were the days, the 80′s. And eventually the wild-n-out RAWR of that decade morphed into the neon nineties. Somewhere in this mix of fashion...
View ArticleMental Check
It seems so obvious to me what my flaws are. They glare at me every time I’m faced with them. I don’t like them and don’t like it when those anxieties creep up into my daily awareness. Releasing that...
View ArticleShake it Up
Today is a dreary Thursday. It’s raining. I suppose that should not be a surprise as I live near Seattle where it rains 366 days a year. Yes, 366 days a year, at least in my mind. What I’ve always …...
View ArticleBecause it’s Friday, rawr.
I’ma turn you into a dinosaur today. You know why? Because it’s Friday. Filed under: All Things RAWR, Big Rexes, Marie, Play, Work Tagged: dino, dinosaur, friday, rawr, t rex, wake up, weekend plans
View ArticleWhen your RAWR goes silent, Part 1
A slight rustling in the grass as just a few blades shift, sounding like the wind. Without noise, without fanfare, it slithers into your midst unbeknownst to you. Slowly it winds around you,...
View ArticleDinosaur sighting: The OnNomNomivore
I Love Brunch. I love brunch SO MUCH… it makes me rawr. Literally, I, “RAAAWWRRR” out loud because I am THAT excited for brunch. When all else fails for dinner, I could eat brunch (which is Brinner in...
View ArticleDino Munday
What’s in a Monday? I feel lucky when it’s fairly mundane but most often it is spent putting out fires. We’re talking about the fires that smoldered over the weekend and will just turn into mammoth...
View ArticlePick the Punchline
Let’s play a game… After reading through the suggested punchlines for this comic on another site, I’m a little curious what else can be thought up… Filed under: All Things RAWR, Big Rexes, Marie, Play,...
View ArticleMug Alert: The first Om Nom Nom
My neighborhood is in the beating heart of the coffee phenomenon. I am surrounded by caffeine addicts. They are everywhere. Before 9am it’s like the streets are overrun with zombies and only the...
View ArticleMoment of RAWR: Supermom Ninjas
This is a tribute to the Supermom. It’s Thursday. I know you’re tired. You are probably tired to the “I just put the empty paper grocery bag in the refrigerator and didn’t even realize I did it until I...
View ArticleMug Alert: Lincoln riding a dino, yes, that’s right.
I love searching out those objects that bring a smile, a chuckle and hopefully a laugh to someone’s day. I’m terribly sarcastic and wholly inappropriate most days and only with the right people do I...
View ArticleMug Alert: Leash your Rex
My inner RAWR is a little too rambunctious to be allowed off-leash in public (very often). Most of the time you’ll find me wandering around my daily life looking more like I got my inner RAWR on a...
View ArticleEven a Rex sometimes cries…
I cried the other day. That doesn’t sound like much of an event, especially when I have friends who cry at least once a day over what seems like trivial events to the outside world. I realized...
View ArticleMunday Munchies
Most weekends Raul and I do our major grocery shopping trip of the week. We pick a couple meals we’ll want to eat in the coming days by browsing food magazines, cook books and browsing online. This...
View ArticleMug Alert: Philosoraptor
Need a moment of RAWR in your day? Try starting off in a philosophical mood. Just do it dinosaur style… Filed under: All Things RAWR, Big Rexes, Life, Marie, Moment of RAWR, Play, Work Tagged:...
View ArticleHappy World Down Syndrome Day_ a tribute to eternal love
It was decades ago but I still remember snippets like it was yesterday. Sitting shotgun in Oma’s station wagon, my flute case on my lap, rain misting over the car as we barreled down the back streets....
View ArticleA Rainbow for my Minions
Oh minions, dear minions, how I have missed you so. I am sorry for not posting lately. I can offer you a lot of excuses but it’s ok not to care. You’re busy, I know that. You’re also awesome, did …...
View ArticleThe 7 Rules of Baby Sleep
I write this as my 9 month old sleeps in his crib. Knock on wood that I don’t jinx myself by breaking the rules. What rules? Why the Rules of Baby Sleep! There are rules to baby sleep? “Yes!” said …...
View ArticleTo the Mom at the park whose son has Down Syndrome
I want you to know what I was really thinking because I don’t want you to think for one more second that I was doing anything less than marveling at the miracles of your life. Continue reading →
View Article5 years his story
That moment, that moment right there, has been the hardest moment of my life. To wheel past all of those happy people [in the Labor & Delivery lobby] without my baby. To go home without my baby....
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