Me: Did y’all talk about anything that happened in the news today at school? Maddie: No, we never talk about stories from the news at my school. Me: You didn’t hear about a guy named Osama bin Laden? Maddie: No. I don’t know who…I don’t know that person. Me: Well, […]
Two of the few aspects I still like about being unable to sell our home for the past 3+ years are our community and our immediate neighbors. Every year, on Earth Day, instead of telling our Facebook friends to turn off the water while brushing their teeth or some other […]
Thursday evening at 5pm, I landed in New Orleans to finish what I started at Mardi Gras. Or to live blog a mom blogging conference. Or maybe it was to meet the last blogger I’ve enjoyed reading for years but had yet to meet. Or I felt obligated to rejoin […]
1) Be more cynical with friends. What happened? A couple of weeks ago, a guy I’ve known since summer 2000 decided to return (i.e., dump in my lap) 3 cases I referred him over 6 months ago, because they required more time than I had to give them. He did […]
This evening, as I was changing young Owen’s diaper for the 1200th time or so since his arrival 2.5 years ago, I thought: You know what? I haven’t been pissed on once! I am winning! Did y’all know there’s actually a product call “Pee-pee Teepees” (trademarked, by the way) to […]
