Category Archives: How we do things

Sweet Victory

By Anissa Mayhew | Published: October 20, 2009

My son is eleven. He has been kicking my butt in games for about, oh, ten years now. He’s THAT good. You name the game and he’s schooled me on it. HOWEVER!!! I have finally found the game that I can win. Yes. I am bragging because I can finally defeat my child in something. Don’t judge me for dancing around in [...]

Also posted in Things I do to my kids, motherhood | Tagged games, parenting, sportsmanship | 4 Comments

The miles between

By Anissa Mayhew | Published: September 27, 2009

When so much of your life is online, the distance doesn’t really matter. With the writing team from Aiming Low being all over the country, we laugh together in chat rooms, we commiserate in Skype and we stay in daily contact through emails and Twitter. We talk a lot. But it is never the same as sitting [...]

Also posted in all things bloggity, balance, things you have to learn | Tagged blogging, friendship, girlfriends, skype | 2 Comments

After this I may bash Mickey Mouse in the head next time I see him

By Anissa Mayhew | Published: August 24, 2009

Back in June, we moved into our new house in Georgia. Six days into it, I *thought* I saw a mouse or rat in the kitchen. Appropriate amounts of pants-crapping took place. Pest guy was contacted, no rodent was located or ever seen again. Food stopped being noshed on and it looked as though it was possible [...]

Also posted in I can't make this stuff up, Kerfluffle, The stuff that sucks | Tagged FML, how to get rid of rats, rodents | 1 Comment