Hey, remember that time we tried to go on vacation and there was a perfect storm of sickness, busted air conditioners, and dumbass doctors? Yeah. Good times. Since then we have had many successful vacations with the only running curse being of the Celebrity Death variety. Sorry, Carrie Fisher. So, when Steven and I decided […]
Category Archives: things that annoy me
kitchen complaints, episode eleven
My least favorite meal of the day is breakfast, especially on weekday mornings. The kids are hungry, ornery, and prone to make messes. They can take FOREVER to eat their meal, and they love to push each other’s buttons. If I was in charge, I would ban breakfast. But alas. Yesterday morning was another usual […]
like it never even happened
Sam was having a bad day this morning. He was trying to play a new game on his Orange but it was frustrating him, and it eventually led to a bit of a meltdown. A meltdown so early in the day can bode ill for the Williams household. I began a valiant effort to turn […]
allergies are optional
A few weeks ago we planned to attend a hockey game in town, but through an unfortunate set of circumstances we ended up in a movie theater instead. Sam jabbered away about the strongest Godzillas while we waited for the movie to start. The movie screen was subjecting us to a smorgasbord of commercials when […]
access denied; an end-user’s lament
In the Harry Potter books there is a potion called Amortentia. A complicated potion, it smells different to each individual according to what attracts them. Were I to magically be transported to Hogwarts and come upon Amortentia, I always imagine it would smell like Steven after he’s mowed the lawn, old books, and the computer […]
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a a = â-Ä-ä mât tÄble fäther â-Ä-ä âpple ânts eat âpples ânts . . . Wait a minute . . . Ânts don’t eat âpples in the South. Ænts eat âpples, or even eɪʌnts eat âpples. Never ânts. The Southern accent strikes again!
turd wars
Since the loud and obnoxious antics of the beginning of the year, we have settled into a more subtle kind of cold war with the neighbors. We did receive feedback from the mythical HOA — they consider it a serious situation and they are watching it closely — and there have been no more parties. […]
how to win friends and influence people
Last April our next-door neighbor, the only ones we knew in the neighborhood and rather got along with, told us they were moving back to Mobile where they came from. We were truly sad to hear it and we wished them well. “I hope y’all get good neighbors,” she said to us in parting. “Me […]
the one where the hospital tries to kill me
You would think I would have copious amounts of time to sit about and write blog posts while being on maternity leave, but I have managed to keep myself busy with other parts of life. There was also the most horrible sickness I think I’ve ever had, a foul thing known as mastitis, which had […]
what Renton did
Earlier this evening I think I got a few people curious by tweeting that Renton did the nastiest thing ever. So nasty, in fact, that I wasn’t sure if I could write about it . . . Well, I’m over that, so if you still DON’T want to know, then read no further. Seriously. Early […]