Putting the OM in OMG
God bless the junior high teachers. Yesterday the boys brought home their gym clothes to be washed, and they were much more toxic than normal, thanks to a random kid spraying Axe body spray all over the boys' locker room and in the tote boxes. My … [Continue reading]
You guys, this month is on track to become the coldest February since records began. SINCE RECORDS BEGAN. What is this madness? Every winter there comes a time when I intellectually know that there will be a time and a season after this, but … [Continue reading]
Thank you EVERYONE who reached out to me after my disastrous week. Friday at 4:45 I was pouring myself a very generous glass of red, and after three (large) glasses I ended up going to sleep at 8:30 pm. My husband looked at me nodding off on the … [Continue reading]
Remember how I was joking about the orthodontist office, how the orthodontist who purchased the practice from the highly-respected, retiring doctors suddenly "stepped away" from said practice, and another orthodontist stepped in? Remember how I joked … [Continue reading]
Yesterday the temperature made it all the way up to minus 12, and honestly, it felt like a huge respite. I took the dog for a long walk and didn't feel like dying. All of which is to say we are still in the deep freeze, which is really to be expected … [Continue reading]
Last week I was startled to learn that Johnny Rotten is not only still alive, but he just turned 63. I grouped him in with aging rockers who have defied all odds by living past the Eighties, such as Billy Idol and, of course, Keith Richards. I was … [Continue reading]
Friday evening, a mere 28 hours after the installation of my son's braces, two of the brackets came off his teeth. Despite 26 months of Braces Experience with my older son - who, by the way, broke every single rule in the Braces Handbook - this was … [Continue reading]
