I just robbed a grocery store, I’m going to Dizz Knee Land
We are off on vacation tomorrow morning! This will be Chance's first trip to Disneyland, and my second. I never went to Disneyland as a kid; Keen took me when [...]
a small patch
I woke up with a stomach full of dread yesterday morning and it was there most of the day. It seems every time I turn on the computer or read [...]
For Easter, a psychological study
The five stages of gift-giving grief as typified in unnamed older relative (UOR) behavior upon relinquishment of presenter/presentee rights within standard environments. Median age of subjects is 65. Denial – [...]
The unveiling
There were many excellent guesses for Monday's contest, name the frog... but alas, no correct ones! Truth be told, I didn't even have a prize lined up. I knew it [...]
Contest for a Monday morning
This is our new frog. An Oriental Fire-bellied toad, to be exact. Chance was given a "frog house" for his birthday so of course he got very excited about the [...]
But those clothes are still Perfectly Good!
I have an all day work meeting on Wednesday and yet I have so few work-appropriate clothes left in my closet that 1) fit, 2) aren’t all dusty/stretched out/bleached on [...]
Happenstance (for shits and giggles)
Holy crapmonkeys, is it Wednesday already?! Well, in the basic breakdown of my days it seems like I work and drive Chance around to places he "needs to be". That [...]
So begins the “phase”
You know, for a brief shining moment there I thought a modicum of cleanliness had entered my life. I was no longer washing soiled undergarments (yay potty training!), Chance really [...]
Blown Away… four years running
Chance turned FOUR this week! (He's still working on that tricky thumb thing.)I know this sounds like goofy mom-gushing but I can't believe it's been four years! (Life just keeps [...]
Going on the list of things to do when I’m rich
So I've been thinking a lot about this one lately... the way our school system is set up. Chance is getting closer to kindergarten - he's a year away - [...]