Yesterday brought about a welcome (and thoroughly overdue) event here at home: our washing machine was finally repaired after three weeks of being down. During those three weeks I had little choice but to bum a wash cycle off a gracious and understanding neighbor and visit the laundromat. Twice. Were it not for those allowances… Continue reading Crazy check :: repairman edition
Category: The Daily Drone
View from here
I don’t know whether it comes with age, or maybe with wisdom, but I’ve got a new thing going and I like it. Torri called, stranded on the side of I-10, at 4:30 on Tuesday afternoon. Her car (the one we purchased on New Year’s Eve, 2011–the one we haven’t even had for a year-and-a-half)… Continue reading View from here
What we did…
…over the long weekend: 1. My husband insisted that I buy a real office chair. It’s ergonomic and unbelievably comfortable. Check out those padded armrests. For years, I sat belly up to the bar on a stool. It was doing serious damage to my back and neck. My new setup is infinitely better. 2. We… Continue reading What we did…
a family by the numbers
In spite of the fact that I’ve never been one to excel at math, I find myself dealing with numbers on a daily basis. And it’s not all about balancing the checkbook, though there is that, too. On Facebook, I jokingly listed my occupation as COO of Domestic Endeavors, Inc. Domestic Endeavors, of course, the… Continue reading a family by the numbers
Weekend Snapshots
Good Monday morning, friends. How was your weekend? Ours had some ups and downs. Mostly ups, though. The down was a doozie: an expensive speeding ticket (not mine, ahem). While I didn’t capture that one with Instagram, I did manage a few other snapshots of the moments that came to pass. Jeff had the day… Continue reading Weekend Snapshots
What We’re Up To
Tonight, we had panini’s for dinner. On homemade dilled wheat bread that I am here to tell you is da ‘bomb. Last weekend Jeff installed a new sink and faucet in our kitchen. The old one was builder-stock-ugly-as-sin-stainless-steel and ohmygoodness it took everything I had to put up with it for 5 + years. The… Continue reading What We’re Up To
Remember Me?
Today marks the last day of Spring break around these parts. And yes, I’m totally in mourning. Here is why: tomorrow the alarm will go off at 5:30. While I would love to lie in bed, lingering in the last few moments of laziness it won’t be an option because I have to hit the… Continue reading Remember Me?
Brain Dump
Lately, I’ve been forgetting to blog. I’ve been writing and writing and writing. Writing so much that it seems preposterous to think I haven’t checked in on the ol’ blog. But then I do check in and you and I both know that there is no denying the date on that last post down there. … Continue reading Brain Dump
Foiled
We’re home. We were at Disney, in case you wondered. In case you hadn’t put the two and the two together. I have pictures. Not sure if I’ll post them or not. You get the gist, right? We got home really late on Thursday and then the girls came home from dad camp immediately thereafter… Continue reading Foiled
Llama Llama, Lick Your Mama
Are you a reader who appreciates me “being real”? I only ask because I’m about to be really real. And if you’re not a reader who appreciates that side of me you best avert your eyes. Fair warning. My topic of choice? Cassidy. My third child. The wild one. Also known as the burping, farting… Continue reading Llama Llama, Lick Your Mama
On Finite Resources
I got a ticket today. Ticket, as in moving traffic violation. This, my friends, is a first for me. The first blemish on my spotless 16-year driving record. And I’m none too happy. Technically, I was cited for “wasting finite resources.” Which, in my case, meant that the officer who cited me was under the… Continue reading On Finite Resources
Breathers
What. a. week. Yep. One of those. The kids went back to school on the 19th and I don’t feel like I’ve taken a breather since. No time to breathe when you’ve got orthodontist appointments sandwiched by swim classes times two. We’ve got homework coming out the wazoo. Lunch making and meal-planning. Sports sign-ups and… Continue reading Breathers