jdettmannAug 16, 20184 minCover Me, I’m Going InHere’s a tiny bit of book. My book. Yikes. Good grief, the last time I blogged was three months ago and I was ordering cheese for H’s...
jdettmannJun 13, 20174 minNot What It Seems‘What’s that window doing there?’ I asked. ‘It’s not really a window,’ the brickie told me. ‘It’s more of a vent.’ I said nothing. ‘So...
jdettmannMay 3, 20173 minStealth Health NinjaIt turns out this writing a book lark is harder than it looks and, like so many things in life, not made easier by having two small...
jdettmannAug 11, 20163 minOlympics Para SiempreWe are disgraceful: this was one of only two photos we have of anyone in this family doing anything even vaguely athletic, while also not...
jdettmannMar 29, 20163 minThe Longest WeekendPoor little kid. She and her brother are so prone to ear infections and croup. They just have tiny little respiratory tracts and...
jdettmannFeb 25, 20152 minTo Fiji, Come Hell Or High VomitTwo hours and all the towels in the house later, he was a limp pile of empty little boy on the sofa, and I was reading the fine print on...
jdettmannAug 8, 20143 minThe Son Also VomitsMy daughter has a remarkable grasp of phonetic spelling. This week has indeed been totally phykd. Gastro. Again. You’re going to start...
jdettmannNov 27, 20123 minMy Patience Is The Only Thin Part Of MeBut, weirdly enough, it was one of the loveliest nights I can remember. Partly because nights in general, in my opinion, are for sleeping...
jdettmannNov 19, 20122 minIf You Can’t Say Something Nice…Today nearly slipped by without a blog. Today was hard. Physically I feel like crap right now and trying to be funny feels forced. So...
jdettmannFeb 6, 20122 minOld Man, Look At My LifeH’s beloved dad died on Saturday. It was expected, and a relief in that he was released from his suffering after a year of illness. It is...