The kids are in the middle of evil government testing week. This is the way to determine if your school is “good” because everyone knows that sitting kids down and having them fill in bubbles is the best measure of their intelligence. Just ask Einstein. Or Leonardo da Vinci. Or Legolas (apparently Orlando Bloom, the…
The other night, while I was up with insomnia, I started making a “You Suck” list. It’s just one of many lists that go through my head when my other non-sleeping choices are to: Make a list from the other 100 lists regarding everything from “Brilliant blog posts that come to me…at 2 a.m.” to…
Let’s just get something straight right off the bat. The following criticism in no way changes how I feel about the state and actions of the current Republican party. It would take many, many hours over many, many days to convince me that Republicans: want to make sure people won’t starve want to make sure…
I was in Target today, just cruising because I’d hit one of those dead-time points in the day when you can’t go home but it’s too early to pick up the kids, and I found myself in the toy section (for reasons I myself still can’t understand). Anyway, I was checking out the Monster High…
Ever since that study came out about Facebook making people depressed, I’ve read many a blog and Facebook post professing the need to “get real” about our lives. In the most recent article, “We Need to Quit Telling Lies on Facebook” on Kveller.com, Sarah Emily Tuttle-Singer writes about her “real” Saturday with the kids, not the cleaned-up, Instagram-filtered…
So I just got some annoying news and I’m trying to decide whether to be mad, sad, or “mystery emotion behind curtain number three.” Here’s the deal: for the last few years, I’ve sounded like that church lady in Sixteen Candles. You know, the organist who sounded like she was walking on dead, squeaky leaves….
So here’s the current status: I’m officially a Christmas casualty. After, I’m assuming, intense gift-wrapping sessions and several nights of marathon dishwashing, I’ve done something really bad to my back. I can’t lift my arm over my head, so I haven’t taken a shower in four days. I’ll just let everyone use their own imaginations…
Like an innocent little schoolgirl, romping ’round the playground, I’ve been smacked on the back by a bigger, stronger, faster kid and declared “It” in a brutal game of tag. Okay, that’s not entirely accurate. But bullying is just so “in” right now. My friend, Kelly DeBie over at DeBie Hive has tagged me in…
So we officially got our asses kicked by a tree yesterday. At 2 p.m., my husband, Tenzin, and I sprung the kids out of school so we could head up the mountain to cut down our Christmas tree. Tenzin is working every weekend until Christmas, so we figured this was the best solution. Get up…
So this is why I’m insane. Actually, make that part of why I’m insane. Telling the whole story would take way too long. Yesterday I went skiing with the family and some friends. It was lovely — warmish, mostly rock-free, and not very crowded (most of the Californians were already sitting in traffic on their…
So come on in. I made some Arnold Palmers. And a nice jello salad...
