If You Have a Minute |
I've been trying out this new thing. My boys are 7 and 9 as of this week, and I've been letting them have a bit more neighborhood freedom. Instead of nanny-ing all of their activities, to be held on t...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:07:00 GMT |
View from the litterbox |
This isn't going to be a pretty blog, dear reader, so if you are squeamish, it's best to turn away now.
The purple-ish grey dome beckons to me. I've been away from home too many days by far. Midnight,...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:33:00 GMT |
Elmo Finds a *Friend* |
I have blogged before about the difficulties raising kids these days. Respect isn't a given and most kids have so much more than we grew up with. The Nintendo DS, cartoons galore and video games way b...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:12:00 GMT |
Uppity |
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you this year's "macaca". So, someone finally said it. No surprise that it was said by a white, Southern, Republican representative of Georgia. Finally, someone puts ...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:17:00 GMT |
Divine providence or luck? |
So, my Aunt Diane brought up a very significant chapter of my life when responding to my last blog. I was only 5 or so when it happened, but it's lingered in the back of my mind since then. I never ev...
Posted by on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:52:00 GMT |
The Way We Were |
So, it's been a while since I blogged - went on vacation and left the computer behind to enjoy things like scaring the bejeezus out of myself at the hands of a Stephen King collection of short stories...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:01:00 GMT |
The Little Insult That Could |
I've blogged before about my boys' facility with swears, curses and sundry other forms of trash-talking. Witness my surprise tonight when one of my kids finds himself at a loss for words.
You know how...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:14:00 GMT |
The Dentist Returns! Or Not |
When last we left, I was exiting the dentist's office contemplating the psychological nature of said dentists, and how they can do these painful deeds and still be so smiley. It must be all the money ...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:33:00 GMT |
Blargle |
Why won't they go to bed? It's 1:32 AM and the boys are still awake. They usually go to bed at 8:30 so why are they still awake?
Because it's a sleepover night, a complete fucking misnomer. Their frie...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:32:00 GMT |
A Trip to the Dentist |
I lie back in the barely comfortable chair, bright light shining in my eyes. My new dentist leans in to tell me that the former proprietor of the shop didn't put my crown in properly, so he'll need to...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:57:00 GMT |
