On September 15th, my cousin drowned at Lake Almanor, California. This is day four of my experiences during the week that followed. I wake up with a splitting headache and put on the same clothes that my husband brought me the day before. After three days of wearing the same thing before he arrived, I’m [...]
On September 15th, my cousin drowned at Lake Almanor, California. This is day three of my experiences during the week that followed. I wake up and put on the same clothes I’ve been wearing for three days. I had a short reprieve when I slept in some of my aunt’s yoga pants, but now [...]
On September 15th, my cousin drowned at Lake Almanor, California. This is day two of my experiences during the week that followed. I’m freezing. My friend is already up, dealing with her hell which has now slipped to number two on the hell scale. She makes us tea. I always drink coffee in the [...]
So, where have I been? If only I could say that I took a spontaneous trip to Europe. Truth is, we've suffered a terrible family tragedy. On September 15th, my cousin drowned while swimming up at Lake Almanor in northern California. I think most of us who knew and loved him still feel like we're [...]
Ginger from Spicey Mom is back with a Worst Mom Moment from the dog days of summer. Ginger and I have been commiserating because both got puppies at the same time, and our lives have been..."exciting" ever since. Week 18 in puppyville and I still not sure I like this guy. He still chews, [...]
Photo by PartlySunnyTime for a Jasper update. Since we got our puppy five weeks ago, he's gained about nine pounds and weighs almost half as much as Elfie. The little fluff ball I used to be able to tote around like a clutch purse is more like an unruly sack of potatoes. He's no longer a [...]
The last few days have been a little crazy, so I'm just going to throw it all into one big mishmash update.• The microwave is home. A very nice man named Steve took it back to his workshop. He fixed it up there, and he brought it back here (just like the Grinch, only he [...]
Time for Throwback Thursday -- bringing back an oldie but goodie that may have floated past you into Internetland. You might want to note the irony of what our World's Worst Mom, Metis, is yelling as she's running into the FROZEN yogurt shop.We were in Phoenix. That explains a lot. I don’t know about you, [...]
It's Throwback Thursday -- when we post stories you may have missed -- and it just so happens that this was one of mine! I have to say that reading this ripped yet another little piece of my heart out because our dog -- the hero of the story -- died in April. He was [...]
Time for Throwback Thursday. This video, from Squidnice, marks our one and only World's Worst Moms video submission to date. Anyone think they can beat it? We're waiting. . . (WorldsWorstMoms@gmail.com).
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