I know he's begging for another cat, but you are the voice of reason in his life. None of these things require a litter box.

http://dooce.com/2014/02/05/for-your-man/

I hope that when Gigi pulls up my website and sees this that she throws her fist in the air. Virtual high five, Gigi!

http://dooce.com/2014/02/05/bespectacled-buds/

My little frog baby turns ten.

http://dooce.com/2014/02/04/newsletter-month-one-hundred-and-twenty/

A lovely dinner underneath a masterfully painted sky.

http://dooce.com/2014/02/04/manufactured/

http://dooce.com/2014/02/03/february-2014/

The adrenaline rush from a birthday can make you tolerate a host of things that would normally make you barf.

http://dooce.com/2014/02/03/the-older-siblings/

02-03-04, the single most transformative day of my life.

http://dooce.com/2014/02/03/double-digits/

This week's link roundup.

http://dooce.com/2014/01/31/stuff-i-found-while-looking-around-70/

Floating like a butterfly, stinging like a bee.

http://dooce.com/2014/01/31/youre-going-to-hear-her-roar/

For the first time in weeks we aren't breathing toxic fumes sure to cause premature death.

http://dooce.com/2014/01/30/delicious-inversion/

No, you should never compare owning a pet to raising children. BUT OH THE TEMPTATION.

http://dooce.com/2014/01/29/quick-lesson-to-get-your-family-to-stop-reading-your-website/

Stun her with a bracelet or a monogramed jewelry box or a purse or, you know, let her cry without asking if she's taken her medication or if she's on her period.

http://dooce.com/2014/01/29/for-your-lady-2/

Headache, indigestion, stuffy or runny nose, back pain and muscle aches, temporary vision changes, dizziness or fainting, and THIS.

http://dooce.com/2014/01/29/awkward-side-effects/

I may not come up with the recipes, but I can follow directions and wield a mean wooden spoon.

http://dooce.com/2014/01/28/paleo-carrot-soup/

As for Marlo, she earns an allowance by hunting wildlife in the backyard and selling the fur on Etsy.

http://dooce.com/2014/01/28/attack-of-the-little-sister-again/

A sprawling post about my diet that does not include a single reference to poop. I should be fired.

http://dooce.com/2014/01/27/to-juice-or-not-to-juice/

This position is known as "I totally give up but will remain completely delightful while doing so."

http://dooce.com/2014/01/27/working-on-her-technique/

No quiero taco bell esta vez.

http://dooce.com/2014/01/27/el-perro/

This has to be one of my favorite portraits I've taken of Marlo's childhood even though in reality she is as graceful as an inebriated fawn.

http://dooce.com/2014/01/23/second-position/

You couldn't get a more perfect set of ears if you used pipe cleaners, a spool of tape and a wind machine.

http://dooce.com/2014/01/23/peanutty/