Was that me who was bragging about how well my children adjusted to the end of Daylight Savings? After only one day? I think in Greek mythology that would be known as hubris.I am going to spare you the tearful, fighting-with-one’s-brother, collapsing … [Continue reading]
Weekend Update
November 1, 2009 by
1. I purchased 250 candies for Halloween, and lovingly made up twenty little gift bags with an assortment of goodies. If we got more than twenty trick-or-treaters, I thought, I would just give out the mini chocolate bars and bags of Sour Kids … [Continue reading]
Happy Halloween
October 30, 2009 by
Arrrrgh, mateys. If ye are sailing the high seas, be sure to guard ye treasure. There's pirates about!And if the pirates don't get you, the dinosaurs will.I was volunteering for the Pre-Kindergarten Halloween party today, and if I was the sort of … [Continue reading]
Too much news
October 28, 2009 by
I need to stop watching the news.I’m sure there are a lot of interesting things going on in the world, I’m sure there are a lot of important stories to be following, but the only thing I know about is the H1N1 vaccine. Vaccination clinics opened here … [Continue reading]
Jake’s Jack-o-Lantern is named Chachi!
October 25, 2009 by
This is, I believe, directly correlated with the event of my brother and his girlfriend (very kindly) babysitting on Friday night, so that my husband and I could go out to dinner to celebrate his birthday. “I’m so excited!” I said to my yoga teacher … [Continue reading]
Peace, man
October 23, 2009 by
I heard on the radio this morning that the public at large is now supposed to avoid shaking hands due to the H1N1 virus. Instead, the piece stated, people should do a fist bump, or perhaps an elbow slap, which I, quite frankly, find very amusing. I … [Continue reading]
Happy Birthday Dear Husband
October 20, 2009 by
Tomorrow is my husband’s birthday! The boys are giving him a box of golf balls and I am giving him two golf shirts. I’m also baking a chocolate layer cake. This is exactly the same gift and cake combination as last year, and quite possibly the year … [Continue reading]
