It’s like a hurricane outside tonight. Hope Santa is wearing his Gore-tex. Lydia is conked out but the cats are wild as jackrabbits. No presents were eaten this year though I suspect Renton has had some nibbles of wired ribbon. We’re all ready for Christmas here. Actually, I think I’m ready for sleep.
Category Archives: random life
chance encounter
I ran up to J.C. Penney yesterday afternoon to pick up a few things. When I got to the checkout counter I was momentarily surprised because the cashier woman strongly reminded me of my mother. She certainly didn’t look exactly like her but just very specific things cried out to me: the shape of her […]
room full of stuff
Ever since my laptop had a brief stint in an exercise class, it has been tethered to an old CRT screen (and, more recently, a sweet flatscreen monitor Steven scored from work) in the third bedroom that has always been dubbed ‘the office.’ Thus, I have also been relegated to the office whenever I have […]
the sign of the taco
Over the past week or so, I would notice Lydia do this seemingly random gesture where she would point into her palm. I didn’t think too much of it. She’s usually doing random things. I chalked it up to toddlerism and moved on. Yesterday evening I finally caught on to when she was doing it, […]
mourning the loss of the incredible, edible egg
You know what would be really tasty right now? Potato salad! Or lemon meringue pie. Maybe some cake. But alas! It is not meant to be, for I have been bestowed with the horrible scourge known as the egg allergy. I’m no stranger to food allergies — a cashew hasn’t passed through my lips since […]
renton’s malaise
Well, it’s the end of September. It’s time for an unannounced vet visit for Renton! This September’s visit brought to you by copious amounts of barfing. The barfing has been going on for a while. In fact, I would announce some sort of complaint about it every now and again on Twitter. However, he has […]
I will never put ‘Wake Up’ on repeat again
A few weeks ago Steven and I both got hit with a horrible virus. It was horrendous. I was going to write all about it, but I later realized it would basically be a rehash of what Steven had last February, except I had it as well, and it was worse than before. So that’s […]
the story to end all stories
Most families have a story like this. The story that you tell at every get-together or low point in the conversation since it’s guaranteed to liven things up. Our story has now been told to so many people in our circle of friends most everyone knows what I’m talking about when I utter the fateful […]
here’s your sign
Yesterday when I went to pick up Lydia from daycare I was told she got an Oops Note that day that I had to sign. At first I thought it meant she got a boo-boo, but no . . . she gave other kids boo-boos. An Oops Note is a note that the parent has […]
"Grasp the subject, the words will follow." — Cato the Elder
On July 4th the three of us were heading down to The Husband’s parents’ house for a 4th of July shin-dig. We were ready for copious amounts of food, swimming, and fun. As I watched the trees fly past the window, I heard the tell-tale sound of a pacifier clinking down the side of a […]