by Alica McKenna Johnson | Apr 11, 2017 | Alica Mckenna Johnson, Parenting, Parenting, Witty
I shared an ad some friends and I had found on Craigslist with my daughter. I thought it was funny, she was less amused. Me: Tala there is a guy advertising for a live-in maid and “maybe more, if you’re open minded”. Tala: Mom, no just no, you can’t take that job....
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Dec 11, 2014 | Parenting
So there I am lying in bed my body racked with fever and doused with Nyquil (okay Walgreen store brand Nyquil) when my dear daughter walks in and begins to complain about … well… pretty much everything. As she complained I felt a deep connection to something grater. I...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Sep 26, 2013 | Parenting
There is a new kit from Optics Planet, the Invisible Man kit. They say it is great for hunting, hide-n-seek and dating. But I think they are missing a valuable marketing tool, although it would make for a truly epic game of hide-n-seek. I saw this kit and the first...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Oct 19, 2011 | Parenting
My son is seventeen today. Who let that happen? I want to write something poignant and funny, but it just isn’t flowing like that this morning. Some days I’m shocked when this young man walks into the room towering over me and saying, Hey mom what’s there to eat?” I...
