"Purple People Eater" is the ongoing soundtrack to this home.

http://dooce.com/2014/04/30/more-purple/

I have created monsters. Adorable ones, but monsters.

http://dooce.com/2014/04/30/polite-beggars/

The more women who understand that they have power and access to what they need, the more who will understand the urgency to extend help to those who have none. I truly believe this.

http://dooce.com/2014/04/29/2-minutes-of-your-time/

I won't call it Purple Haze because I will be deliberately misunderstood and oh, the email. From my mom.

http://dooce.com/2014/04/29/by-the-light-of-the-screen/

Yes, I normally post this on Fridays but last Friday got away from me and I'm breaking the rules. Alert my bishop.

http://dooce.com/2014/04/28/stuff-i-found-while-looking-around-79/

Giving my other two children some much needed attention in between taking photos of trees.

http://dooce.com/2014/04/28/sunday-afternoon-walk/

So there's a glass. With liquid in it. And it's filled halfway to the top. I can do this.

http://dooce.com/2014/04/25/status-report/

If anything just call her up and say, "I'm so sorry for everything." She'll know immediately who it is.

http://dooce.com/2014/04/25/for-your-mum/

This was supposed to be a shot of Chuck enjoying a warm afternoon, but not according to Her Majesty.

http://dooce.com/2014/04/24/pride-of-place/

Yet another developmental milestone whose rewards are in direct proportion to the years it takes off of your life.

http://dooce.com/2014/04/24/on-bribery-and-bravery/

Hour one of twelve hours standing on Saturday. Not going to complain because look at that scenery.

http://dooce.com/2014/04/23/there-goes-our-love-again/

Sure the dress code is "hipster Stevie Nicks" but next time I'm wearing compression socks and no one can stop me.

http://dooce.com/2014/04/23/weekend-in-desert/

Not as big as the ones you'll find in books written by paleontologists, but her bark makes up for all of that.

http://dooce.com/2014/04/22/her-direwolf/

Daughter, sister and long-suffering teacher.

http://dooce.com/2014/04/22/snuggle-screen-time/

A portrait of the artist that is so misleading you wouldn't forgive him either if you knew the truth.

http://dooce.com/2014/04/21/and-lo-the-battle-continues/

It's like trying to keep track of tiny glass slippers and NO WONDER Cinderella's stepmom was so uptight.

http://dooce.com/2014/04/21/a-quick-game-of-lets-give-mom-a-heart-attack/

I step, you step, we step.

http://dooce.com/2014/04/18/i-put-my-paw-up-on-this-step/

I'm glad that the exercise ball I bought for my bad back is being used as it was originally intended.

http://dooce.com/2014/04/18/a-pool-party-without-the-weather-or-the-pool/

Just one of at least a dozen servings of vegetables he should be eating a day, right?

http://dooce.com/2014/04/17/salad-for-lunch/

You'll notice she's in a dress that not two minutes after this photo was taken ended up on the floor of her room in favor of another one.

http://dooce.com/2014/04/17/for-the-fridge/