The boys went to Aggie Days with their school yesterday. They came home, alternately raving with excitement about it and complaining about the crowds. Those are my boys! They talked about the sheep shearing – sheep are, Jake informed me, very good listeners – and the corn mazes. The parent volunteer for their group was […]
Hippity Hoppity
April 9, 2012 by 7 Comments
Last night my husband and I went on a DATE to (belatedly) celebrate our tenth anniversary and I got a new dress and shoes! It was exactly a year and a week since I had my varicose vein surgery, and so I thought I would celebrate by wearing shoes and stockings, rather than my usual […]
The fashion police are coming.
January 29, 2012 by 10 Comments
“Hey Mom!” Jake said, out of nowhere, “I’m sexy and I know it!” I never quite know how to respond to such inappropriate statements. It’s like when two-year-old Mark told my mother that he had no money, so he couldn’t get no ho’s. Or when Jake informed my mother, in one afternoon, that a) he […]
Just settle the fuck down already, it’s just Pyjama Day.
January 19, 2012 by 10 Comments
It’s Pyjama Day at the boys’ school today and – this may not seem significant to you, but it IS – Mark is wearing pyjamas! Not once has Mark ever worn pyjamas on Pyjama Day. He has always preferred to wear just regular clothes, despite the pyjama clad children everywhere. His refusal to conform to […]
Are you feeling sad? It’s Blue Monday!
January 16, 2012 by 11 Comments
My very good friend reminded me this morning that today is Blue Monday, the saddest day of the year, and yet I’m not feeling sad. That’s a win! I am, however, feeling cold; our mild, springlike winter has suddenly ended. The dog keeps looking at me balefully, probably trying to telepathically communicate to me his […]
Saturday the Fourteenth, the Black Boot Edition
January 14, 2012 by 8 Comments
I am not a very superstitious person, so I am not going to put any weight on the fact that I woke up last night and the clock read 3:16. In related news, did you know there is a football game with very high (emotional) stakes tonight? Things are going to be TENSE in the […]
Puss in Boots
December 29, 2011 by 5 Comments
Yesterday I was awake for maybe six or seven hours in total. The night before that Jake suddenly developed a fever…then I developed a fever…and then I developed the following symptoms: sore chest, sore throat, and narcolepsy. The whole day was a blur of sleeping, eating cinnamon toast and freezies, and sleeping. I showered at […]
