We’ve had a run of really unseasonably warm weather and I spent the afternoon cutting back perennials, pruning shrubs, and pulling back mulch to squeal over the teeny sprouts of my emerging very hardy perennials. Then I immediately replaced the mulch because while I might be excited, I’m not stupid: no mulch shall be removed […]
Archives for 2010
Cool Things People (who are not me) Do
March 6, 2010 by 3 Comments
The other day, someone asked me how my bread making was going. This poses the question: if your New Year’s resolution is to bake bread, and you bake bread one time, does that mean your resolution has been fulfilled? In actuality I have baked bread four times, thank you very much, and each time they […]
What day is it? What month is it?
March 4, 2010 by 2 Comments
I’m completely confused. I keep thinking that it is still February, yet simultaneously I believe that it is later in the week than it actually is. I’m thinking “Wow, I can’t believe how warm it is for February” alongside “I’m sure glad it’s Thursday!” So I’m confused and I feel like I’ve been whirling around […]
Statement Retraction: Groundhog Day
February 28, 2010 by 7 Comments
It pains me to do this, but I feel I must retract my statement with regards to Groundhog Day. Don’t get me wrong: I am aware that there will be more snow and frosty temperatures, but the past few days have been absolutely beautiful – puddles and brown grass appearing where previously there were piles […]
Olympic Sick Day
February 26, 2010 by 8 Comments
It was only a matter of time. I actually thought to myself that it was a miracle – a miracle! – that we hadn’t been sick so far this calendar year. It was especially miraculous because the kindergarten class has been a petrie dish of violently coughing five year olds. Coughing into the sleeve isn’t […]
Yeah, me too.
February 23, 2010 by 6 Comments
Jake, in the car today: “It’s a good thing Tiger Woods is not MY dad.” Me: silence, trying to digest this comment while simultaneously wondering if watching the news around the children is damaging their psyches in some deep and troubling way. Jake: “Mom? Mom? I’m happy Tiger Woods is not MY dad.” Me, realizing […]
Random Weekend Thoughts
February 21, 2010 by 3 Comments
I’m the opposite of sharp and witty today. I think I’m going to blame the fact that in five days I’ve been to four different places to buy groceries (the grocery shopping has been epic this week) and the fact that my brain is filled with so much useless knowledge such as where, exactly, the […]
