Peyton Price's Blog, page 17

Number two

Mommy, For Real If you missed this one the first time, here's your number two chance (pun intended, natch) to see the annoyingly talented and hilarious Stephanie Sprenger singing my family's theme song, You Can't Always Poop Where You Want. Complete with lyrics for your karaoke enjoyment, on Huffington Post Parents.

What is this, a blog or a brag book?

I’m working on the blog part—patience, please—but I think I have the brag part pretty much down pat.

Today I’m checking in to tell you that I am beyond thrilled to see Suburban Haiku on the Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop page. Why don’t you click on over and see my pet peeves? (Literally, I’m peeved about pets.)

But wait. There’s more. The hilarious Rants from Mommyland is working on her summer reading list and has some nice things to say about Suburban Haiku. This means a lot to me, and not only because when I met her she let me touch her Bumpit. (Also literally. What’s wrong with you people?)

And remember, if you miss my daily audio, you can reminisce with the Archives right here on this page, and get your new Suburban Haiku fix elsewhere.

You may now resume your normally scheduled not-reading-this.

Testing, testing

Image: Ooph Who's taking the SAT this weekend?

I think I have a much better idea. This guest post on Ooph has all the details. Want a little hint?

Demonstrate righteous indignation while simultaneously making pathetic excuses: Present an oral argument why you should not be punished for arriving home after curfew. For bonus points, convince the panel it is actually their fault.

More on Ooph.

Nerd among nerds: Spelling bee live tweet

I love the national spelling bee. The glory, the heartbreak, the painfully awkward middle schoolers, the beyond-intense parents and coaches (yes, of course there are spelling coaches--don't you know my people by now?), the nerd camaraderie, all of it.

So while this might not seem like something that would ordinarily happen, like, in the world, somehow I was inspired to live tweet it. In haiku. I realize this is even more dorky than the spelling bee itself, but let's just go with it, shall we?

It's not that easy pronouncing chrysochloros while wearing braces. #spellingbee

— Peyton Price (@Suburbanhaiku) May 30, 2014

The bee's changed so much. Kids that used to to fingerspell now air keyboard words. #spellingbee

— Peyton Price (@Suburbanhaiku) May 30, 2014

Yes! Charcuterie! I always have a fair shot at words on menus. #spellingbee

— Peyton Price (@Suburbanhaiku) May 30, 2014

I can hardly bear seeing a dream fade away from a parent's face. #spellingbee

— Peyton Price (@Suburbanhaiku) May 30, 2014

Spellers at the bee not too big into team sports. Such awkward high fives. #spellingbee

— Peyton Price (@Suburbanhaiku) May 30, 2014

Spelling bee humor! The Dr. says guttatim I say guttatim. #lol #spellingbee

— Peyton Price (@Suburbanhaiku) May 30, 2014

It must be crushing in spelling bee dynasties: The weight of the words. #spellingbee

— Peyton Price (@Suburbanhaiku) May 30, 2014

Too many kids left. Let's break out the German words. Muaahahahahaaa! #spellingbee

— Peyton Price (@Suburbanhaiku) May 30, 2014

They're starting to sweat. Do trainers come out with towels in between each round? #spellingbee

— Peyton Price (@Suburbanhaiku) May 30, 2014

They're messing with us. A nut-stone that eagles steal? That is not a word. #spellingbee

— Peyton Price (@Suburbanhaiku) May 30, 2014

Where are all the girls? Too busy for spelling bees. They're all doing STEM. #spellingbee

— Peyton Price (@Suburbanhaiku) May 30, 2014

I can't believe it! That kid got the silent c! Mutha$&%^* C! #spellingbee

— Peyton Price (@Suburbanhaiku) May 30, 2014

Quick, make up some words! These kids are infallible! Lkoopijjhfddes. Ding! Sorry. #spellingbee

— Peyton Price (@Suburbanhaiku) May 30, 2014

I've found my calling. A spelling bee consoler. Such love for these kids. #spellingbee #welldone

— Peyton Price (@Suburbanhaiku) May 30, 2014

He's spelling a sneeze or possibly a hairball aaaand he got it right. #spellingbee

— Peyton Price (@Suburbanhaiku) May 30, 2014

We have a winner! Also, another winner! What fantastic boys. #spellingbee

— Peyton Price (@Suburbanhaiku) May 30, 2014

We're on a break

Hello, friends. I'm taking a little break from the microphone and cooking up something new for you.

While I figure it out, you can enjoy an entire year's worth of haiku, served up in the Archives on this very page. Don't you love summer re-runs?

Wait, what? You hate re-runs? Yearning for new haiku? Come find me on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , NickMom , and the Huffington Post . Oh, and in bookstores. Don't be a stranger, now!

In case you forgot

You know what to do. Image: The Inspired Home Late-breaking bonus: Holly from The Inspired Home recommends my book as a Witty Read for Moms! Why thank you, Holly!

Make no sudden moves

Oh yeah. You're gonna hear more about this. Subscribe. Photo: Elizabeth Bastos Bonus: The truly wonderful Elizabeth Bastos, whose poetic tweets and suburban nature column I idolize, has giggled at my book. I could never do her review justice in a quip, so just go have a looksee.

And since it's Throwback Thursday or whatever and I'm kind of excited about the bluebirds, here they are last year, the very day they fledged.

How to have someone over without cleaning up

Today we have a special guest haiku artist! Enjoy this poem by Kelly Fox of Foxy Wine Pocket. Kelly is a double threat: not only a member of the suburban blog sisterhood, but also a haiku mama. I keep a close eye on her and think you should, too. You didn't think you were going to get away without my asking did you? Subscribe?

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