Dear Snarky, This week marks the dreaded, or at least by me, Teacher Appreciation week. You know the one where the class mom sends out fifty emails basically making you feel that if you don’t bring in gifts for your child’s teacher your family is going to be placed on some black list for the … Continue reading »
Author Archives: snarkyinthesuburbs
5 Field Day Tips No One Else Will Tell You
I have been an elementary school Field Day volunteer for a decade. Those 10 long years have honed my skills to the point where I consider myself the Yoda of Field Day. So, if your child’s school has a Field Day right around the corner I urge you for your own personal safety and mental … Continue reading »
Dear Snarky – “Where’s My Mother’s Day?”
Dear Snarky, Why don’t I get a Mother’s Day? I’m the mom to three kids all under the age of 7 and yet every Mother’s Day it’s all about my mother-in-law. We go to church with her, have brunch with her and basically spend the entire day celebrating her. I’ve talked to my husband about … Continue reading »
Awards You Wish Your School Gave Nominations
It’s that time of year again when I’m in hot pursuit of Awards You Wish You School Gave nominations for the 2012-2013 school year. Share them here in the comment section, on Facebook or email me at snarkyinthesuburbs@gmail.com. Here’s a look at last year’s winners. Awards You Wish Your School Gave 2011-2012 No school year is … Continue reading »
Snarky Cookbook – Recipes Still Needed
For all of you that have gifted us with recipes for the Snarky Cookbook – (send any of your recipes to snarkytestkitchen@gmail.com.) Thank you! For those of you that have just now said, “Oh I’ve been kind of meaning to do to that” well, get to it girlfriend. We especially need recipes in the “Don’t … Continue reading »
The College Tour – The Conclusion
Here’s is Part 3 of The College Tour. To start at the beginning click here and for Part 2 click here. The group meekly moves into a well-appointed room with large windows, more pillars and enough crown molding to recreate Noah’s Ark. The extended family, of course, takes up all the chairs in the entire … Continue reading »
The College Tour Part 2
(Please read The College Tour Part 1 first or all the comments about my great looking hair will make no sense at all. Oh and this is a long post. You may need a beverage.) After doing a visual of the cornucopia of parents filling up the foyer of the University Visitors Center I decided I needed … Continue reading »
Suburban Haiku
Today you are in for a treat. I have never had a guest on my Snarky blog before and I’m honored that Peyton Price is gracing me with her wit. For those of you that don’t know Peyton she is one of the best things on the internet. Peyton is the author of the Suburban … Continue reading »
Dear Snarky – Moving Tips
Dear Snarky, I’ve heard you mentioned before that you have moved around the country a lot. My family is about to move to the West Coast and I was wondering if you had any Snarky tips on how to find the best place to live in the burbs. You know, the kind of information you … Continue reading »
Dear Snarky For Friday, April 12, 2013
Dear Snarky, For Christmas my children ages 2 and 3 got some backyard plastic play structures. One is a yellow cottage, the other is a one of those fort things with a slide and they each got their own sand box. Now, that it has warmed up a bit my kids have been playing outside … Continue reading »
