One of the great things about keeping a blog is looking back over the year to see what happened. In general, I can hardly remember what happened last week, let alone last January, so it's kind of fun to look back and see what was going on for 2011. … [Continue reading]
Puss in Boots
December 29, 2011 by
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 … [Continue reading]
Post-Christmas Cleaning Binge
December 26, 2011 by
Did you have a good Christmas? I'm relieved to tell you that Mark recovered enough to enjoy Christmas Eve and Christmas morning, although he was somewhat exhausted by yesterday evening - but then, shouldn't we all be exhausted by then? My mother … [Continue reading]
"And they’re hanging their stockings," he snarled with a sneer…
December 24, 2011 by
Tomorrow is Christmas! It's practically here!We made it through the entire first term of school with no days lost due to illness; despite classmates being knocked down with strep and colds and stomach flues, my kids remained healthy, with only a few … [Continue reading]
It’s Festivus Eve! Grievance time!
December 22, 2011 by
All this Christmas sentiment is getting to me, I thought. Two nights ago, I became increasingly irritable throughout the evening; everything was getting under my skin. My husband was, I thought, an unbearable asshole and the kids were insane, … [Continue reading]
Santa’s coming! Santa! I know him!
December 20, 2011 by
True confessions: I have never taken my children to a mall to "meet Santa". I'm going to really put myself out there for a moment and say that it has always seemed a little skeevy to me, to set my babies on this dressed-up stranger's lap, this … [Continue reading]
Don’t throw me down, Clark! Is your house on fire, Clark? Oh. That was fun. I love riding in cars.
December 18, 2011 by
It is ONE WEEK until Christmas and the mood around here is a mix of mellow and excited. Yesterday was our open house and - although the basement looked like a Lego bomb went off and also like twenty-five children dropped crackers on the carpet and … [Continue reading]
