20 Things That Never Get Old About Having Kids

Things that Never get Old about Having Kids - Toulouse & Tonic

So many things about having kids are boring and stressful and repetitive and get old really, really fast.  Like diaper changing, wiping butts, the crying, the lack of sleep, the never-ending efforts to feed people involving shopping, cooking, cajoling and cleaning up.  The bathing, the fighting, the paci retrieving, the constant echo of “Mommy, mommy, mommy.” […]

8 Signs Your Husband Is Annoying You Around The House

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The kids are back in school today, FINALLY, so next week I’ll at last have a chance to write something new for you.  In the meantime, here’s one of my more popular posts about my husband and his annoying household habits.  Enjoy – and add your  thoughts in the comments! I’m not sure what happens […]

10 (more) Sucky Things About Being Married to a Pregnant Woman

10 Sucky Things About Being Married to a Pregnant Woman, by a very brave man - Toulouse & Tonic

A while back, I invited a friend of mine named Mike to write a guest post for my blog after he sent me some thoughts about my post The Top 10 Sucky Things About Being Pregnant.  Let’s just say that Mike is not afraid to go there.  His post The Top 10 Sucky Things About […]

The Proper Way to Accept a Gift You Hate

The Proper Way To Accept A Gift You Hate by Toulouse and Tonic

A couple of years ago, I gave my husband a Wii for Christmas.  He was very happy.  So happy in fact, that he played way into the wii hours (see what I did there?) of the night and was so focused on the TV screen, he almost burned down the house.  But more on that […]

The Funniest Moms on the Internet

Funniest Mom Blogs on the Internet in one place by Toulouse & Tonic

I bet you follow a few of your favorite mom bloggers, right?  But it’s impossible to keep up with everyone all the time.  So just to make sure you’re not missing anything so funny, you’ll pee yourself, I thought I’d do a little Hilarious Mom Blog round-up.  Here are some of my favorite funny mom […]

The Craft-haters Guide to Crafting

The Craft Haters Guide to Crafting by Toulouse & Tonic

It’s probably wrong of me to call myself a craft-hater. Although I don’t love it (and I’m clearly not good at it – see my #CraftFails) – every now and then, if something seems easy enough I’ll give it a try. Because even I will admit that it feels good to have someone say, “You […]

Saying No On The Way To Yes.

Clooney is engaged. Saying yes on the way to no.

Perhaps the most confirmed bachelor on the planet has reportedly gotten engaged.  If it’s true, George Clooney has left a pile of women on the side of the road along his way to (intended) marriage.  Women like Stacy Keibler, Kelly Preston, Lucy Lui, Renee Zellweger, Celine Balitran, Krista Allen, Elisabetta Canalis … I could go […]

The Berenstain Bears And Too Much TV: BITCH PLEASE.

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Today, we’re taking a little spin on Ninja Mom’s Character Assassination Carousel with a family of beloved bears.  As is traditional with this fun little project, the bears will not come out unscathed.  Although it’s mostly that bitch, Mama Bear Berenstain. The Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV My 5-year-old child has an extensive library […]

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