If this had been photographed in the Eighties that would be a Cabbage Patch Kid perched on his nose.

http://dooce.com/2014/03/19/taking-the-world-by-storm/

Who wants to talk business when there is fresh baby smell and oh my god I just noticed that foot!

http://dooce.com/2014/03/18/a-lovely-surprise/

This is not a holiday I normally observe, but the decor of my lodging has a thing or two to say about that.

http://dooce.com/2014/03/17/im-here-to-see-a-leprechaun/

This week's link roundup.

http://dooce.com/2014/03/14/stuff-i-found-while-looking-around-75/

I'd tell her to stop, but that's what he wants and I'm punishing him for farts.

http://dooce.com/2014/03/14/dog-chuck-quick-scrub/

Thank you for firing me in 2002, mobile phone software company. Because of that I get to do things like this today. And hey, Joe Bose. If you're still reading, I owe you an email.

http://dooce.com/2014/03/13/far-better-than-quarterly-taxes/

When I grow up, I want to be a mother and have a family, one little, two little three little children who would never in a million years touch anything I cook.

http://dooce.com/2014/03/13/zucchini-noodles-with-avocado-cream-sauce/

After being let out of their crates, having breakfast, and using the backyard as their personal lavatory.

http://dooce.com/2014/03/13/morning-herd/

Yesterday she asked me if fifth grade is going to be harder than fourth grade and I pretended to black out so that I could change the subject.

http://dooce.com/2014/03/12/today-my-presentation/

The girls' coat closet is full of giant winter jackets they haven't needed to use so I needed a place to store their other winter gear.

http://dooce.com/2014/03/12/if-you-blinked-you-missed-it/

I get to write off my kids' artwork because they keep stealing all my office supplies.

http://dooce.com/2014/03/11/post-it-poems/

I won't name any names, but I'm writing this specifically for you. And you and you and you.

http://dooce.com/2014/03/11/time-we-lobby-congress/

Drive to the night, far as it goes, away from the daylight...

http://dooce.com/2014/03/10/into-the-afterglow/

This week's link roundup.

http://dooce.com/2014/03/07/stuff-i-found-while-looking-around-74/

He barely survived the rinse cycle but, wow, does he smell good now.

http://dooce.com/2014/03/07/fabric-softener/

From "Arabesque" and "Sound of Madrid" on the piano to something a little less technical on the iPad like "Candy Island," "Toca Builders" and "Hair Salon."

http://dooce.com/2014/03/07/wel-deserved-screen-time/

I cooked lunch and Tyrant ate every bite on his plate without pretending to gag once. What a missed opportunity.

http://dooce.com/2014/03/06/cauliflower-fried-rice-and-sauteed-mushrooms/

A marvelous surprise I found on my phone, and yes, it is now safely archived on two different hard drives.

http://dooce.com/2014/03/06/window-seat/

You know what would be amazing? A Hair Blogging Conference. CREDIT ME WHEN YOU MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

http://dooce.com/2014/03/05/hair-blogging/

A portrait of parenthood in one tiny hand.

http://dooce.com/2014/03/05/if-you-love-someone/