Last night I came home from a friend's house to find this: Now to the untrained eye, this may look like a mere desk with some random (really random) stuff on it in a typical suburban home. But to me, it was -- don't laugh -- the best anniversary present evah. Today is our fifteenth [...]
So my son, Newt, does this thing where he'll say something and then repeat it under his breath. It pretty much annoys the hell out of me, but I can't really get too ticked off because I know exactly why he does it. Why do I know exactly why he does it? Because I do [...]
Sorry for the radio silence (or or internet silence -- whatever they call it in blogging). I'm not dead. Although over the last week, there were a couple of times I sorta kinda wished I was. Ah chronic pain. Where would I be without you... Anyway, I thought I should catch everyone up on some [...]
My husband, Tenzin, is sort of infamous for giving the kids a hard time. You'd think by now they'd know that they live in a house where half of what comes out of either parent's mouth is pure crap. But apparently, not so much.Anyway, this is what transpired between Elfie and her dad after she [...]
So I've been all over town today with my nails looking like this:Photo by Tammy SoongI have my 7-year-old daughter to thank for my new look. I never paint my fingernails, only my toenails (and even that gets dicey). But the other day her friend was over, and when 7-year-olds get ahold of nail polish, [...]
We took the kids to the Reno Rodeo for the first time this week. I think subconsciously, I've been avoiding it. I have childhood memories of being really stressed out about watching the animals get thrown around and choked with ropes. This could have something to do with the fact that prior to the "fun" [...]
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 [...]
So the kids had their end-of-school celebration today, which included graduation ceremonies for the kindergarten and 8th grade. I've never been big on the whole kindergarten graduation (for reasons you'll see below), but the other day, I saw something that really pushed me over the edge:Seriously? What's next -- "You got out of bed this [...]
All I have to say is, it's a good thing I have a decent sense of humor. Take this morning, for example. I'm currently sort of laughing about how my husband left the dog kennel open and let the puppy escape unnoticed to wake up the boy at 5 a.m., "do his business" on the [...]
I thought about doing a somewhat serious post today about Memorial Day and the need for increased veterans' services, but if you're not a heartless jerk, you probably already know that. And the thing is, I've had a sort of exhausting week, so I think I'll just hit the easy button and write about the [...]
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