The Boy Child: Is ‘ho’ a bad word? Me (after some deep breathing and a few muttered curses directed at his father): Not if you’re a farmer. They use hoes all the time. The Boy Child: Oh. Ok. A moment of quiet and….3….2…. The Boy Child: Is there any other time it’s a bad word? [...]
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Ok, now I’m starting to get in the mood
Not feeling the Christmas love? Having a hard time getting your holiday groove on? Are you made of BAH-humbug? I got your fix. Watch it! I dare you not to smile. Oh, and if you watch all the way to the end of two minutes, Peyton gets a little “Outta my spotlight, kid!” So proud, [...]
Getting our Mickey on
The Peyton birthday extraveganza sped along this weekend. Friday was a present opening frenzy where she got enough presents to make Christmas a looming threat of disappointment…because, everyone born in December knows you get totally get shafted one way or the other. Saturday…oh Saturday. We were treated to some tickets to attend the taping of [...]
What else would it smell like?
So there I am. Cuddled warm and cozy on my bed, reunited with a pillow I left at a friend’s house a month ago, eyebrow deep in Jen Lancaster’s book “Such a Pretty Fat”….which, is HYsterical, but also makes me feel a tad guilt-ridden because I am not using the gym membership I started in [...]
I Lack Inspiration
Peter amuses me in a special way when he asks me if I’m planning to blog. He’s been sitting here by my side for the better part of two weeks, experiencing every flu-induced moment of agony, living in the fumes of my sickness. What could I possibly blog about that he hasn’t experienced? Perhaps that [...]
