Freak Parade

Every freaking’ night Every once in awhile, The Girl will wake up and come crawling into our bed at night. Last night was no exception. At about 2:30, we heard her door open and her bare feet padding down the hall. Our bedroom door was hurled open, bouncing of the springy door stop…..SPROING! The Girl […]

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So I made it through the weekend. About time, huh, since it’s, like, Wednesday already. We went on Sunday to do the sprinkling ash dispersement. I got my sorry behind on the boat and didn’t even puke. Not even once. Oh yeah, did I mention I’m not so much a liker of anything boat or […]

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Forgive me for this Internets….
So my cat has this problem I have mentioned before. Gross, right? Yes, very. Well today, he outdid himself. Today, I found this.

Do you see it? Now what the heck is that green string doing…there…..?
Wait, is it hanging out of his butt? Why, yes it is. And why does it […]

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All that has been happening lately has forced me to look a subject that I don’t particularly care for straight in the face. And when I say “don’t particularly care for” I, of course, mean it scares the heck out of me. Freaks me the hell out. Yes, death is one of those things that […]

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My kids have joined forces in chipping away at any glimmer of hope I may have that my new exercise and healthy eating program is having any effect. Aside from what The Boy said the other day, The Girl has added her own little knife jab in my (apparently, still flabby) side. While rummaging […]

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Last week The Boy did this. Today he walked up behind me, poked at my upper arm, and declared in a tone that oddly conveyed both awe and nonchalance, “Your arm is fat.” Remind me why we teach kids to talk again.

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So after three long days, I am back on a plane to California. This return trip is going to take a bit longer than the trip out. I have a 2 and a half hour lay over in Phoenix. My flight from PA was 30 minutes behind schedule. Here is a fun fact for you…did […]

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The saying says “everything old is new again”, but what happens if you actually like it just fine the way it is… you know, old? Right now I am on the plane to Pennsylvania to attend the funeral service for my aunt. I have no desire to be making this trip. At all. I was […]

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Well, I have officially declared this The Summer of The Suck. In a few hours, I will be boarding a plane bound for Western Pennsylvania. Vacation, you ask? Oh, no. My aunt passed away unexpectedly yesterday, and her funeral is tomorrow morning. So…yeah. Now I know these things usually happen in threes (I worked at […]

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I have been working on moving my blog to my own domain for about three days now. Since my knowledge about such things is…oh, well…zero….it has been a challenge. I think I have it down to trying to figure out how to change the header of the theme I have chosen to my own custom […]

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