Desert Bound
Ah, the desert. Once my home and I couldn't wait to get out. Now for some reason I keep getting sent back. In small doses I don't mind. Desert morning air smells divine. The sunsets are exquisite. I hear there is also an outlet mall nearby.That will surely make up for the less than ideal food choices and driving 120 miles one way after being on an airplane all day just to get to my job site. Right? … [Read more...]
Bait and Tackle
A sign for a Bait and Tackle shop nearby reads, "Pork BBQZippos and Flasks"all I could think was, "You know you are in the South when...." … [Read more...]
Kid’s Parties- Is It Just Keeping Up With the Joneses?
Cross-posted and archived from DC Metro Moms. Original post from February 27, 2008. My daughter turned two this weekend. Yes, I know, it is hard to believe. I can barely wrap my brain around it either. However, you know what the hardest part of her turning two was for me? It was- To have a party or not to have a party? It was the ultimate question on my mind. What would people think if we opted out of this birthday milestone? Would we be labeled as bad, unloving parents?I drove myself mad with this conundrum. I wanted so badly for her birthday to go right I kind of freaked out. There were blog posts about it. I consulted friends and family. Everyone had an opinion and an idea of what I should be doing or forgetting all together. When it came right down to it I felt like my … [Read more...]
My Tax Dollars at Work
Cross-posted and archived from DC Metro Moms. Original post date November 6, 2007.Coming home from a work trip this past weekend I noticed a business card from the County Sheriff's department by my front door. Grrr... I knew exactly what it was for but I asked my husband anyway. "Hon? Why is there a card from the Sheriffs department by the front door? Did they come by about the new signs?" He replied that, yes they did, and it was then that my blood began to boil.See my husband and I run a business. We regularly put up signs to advertise this business throughout our county. It is all A-OK to do so in most areas but there are some that are verboten. Sometimes our sign guys put them up in a no-ad zone and we get a fine. A $100 a sign fine. Wait. That isn't what makes my blood boil. Just … [Read more...]
9/63
Dear Owner/Lady Who Occupies My House with Me,It's my birthday today. I am nine years old or 63 in dog years. In other words I am no young pup. I have a little birthday request to beg of you (yeah, I'll cop to it. I beg and I beg often.Bite me. Oh wait, It's your kid that does the biting.) Speaking of that kid, the one you call The Comedian, she's really not that funny with the skin twisting, butt-grabbing and hair pulling. Keep her off me for just one day, will ya? I kicked cancer this year I don't want to be done in by a toddler who thinks of me as her personal punching bag.Also, I want something other than kibble for food and a nice cube of ice, no chunks, in my water dish would be delightful on a hot summers day. Sleeping in the bed and being left alone is just what my old bones … [Read more...]
Overheards- The Earth Doctor
Scene: TD and I are headed out the door. As we climb into the car TD spies a displaced plastic container lying in the grass nearby. It is filled with trash despite being casserole size. TD: "Momma? Why is that plastic container lying over there? What is it doing? Is it trash?" She says as she climbs into her car seat.V: "Yes, it is trash. I don't know why it's there, but it shouldn't be." I say, reaching for her safety belts and fastening them.TD: "Why? Because it will hurt the earth?" She looks perplexed. V: "Yes, trash does hurt the earth. Very good!" I am a bit stunned but beaming and proud.TD: "Momma, when I grow up I am going to be a trash doctor so that the earth won't be hurt." She sits back in her car seat, satisfied with this proclamation.Ugh. My heart seized then … [Read more...]
Merry, Happy, Best, Holidays Internets!
So I just spent a ridiculously long time putting together some holiday goodness for you all only to be puked on, have gas drops thrown at me and everything deleted. Cheers! I still have cookies to bake for "Santa" too and I'm in no mood. TD is dancing like a spaz to sweetpeace music and I feel the urge to go running and screaming out the front door.Throw an ambien or three at me as I run by you arms flailing and I'll have my Christmas wish. Visit EatDrinkandBeYummie for a bit more cheer and check out these folks gettin' allca-rah-zhay with ugly sweaters. See you folks later. … [Read more...]
Too much TV!
Hello! This is not Vicky, it's Michelle from Wife and Mommy. I'm pretending to be Vicky today as she's preparing for life with two children. Mazel tov, Vicky!It’s a fairly quiet morning here at my home. Bito is at preschool, BabyMuffin is napping (cue the Hallelujah chorus!), and Cupcake is glued to the TV.BC (that’s Before Children), I had smug ideas of how my kids would not watch too much television. I vowed to only allow them to watch educational programming that had value. There would be no mindless television viewing when the time could be better spent engaged in developing their young minds. And DEFINITELY no annoying programming such as Barney!Indeed, I did quite well when I had just my oldest, Bito. He was allowed to watch Sesame Street after he was about a year old. There … [Read more...]
I hate mosquitoes.
I hate mosquitoes. ‘Tis the season for them here, though. Luckily we have the awesome electric mosquito racquet which helps keep them under control, as long as we’re awake and paying attention.At night when we’re in bed, though, we have problems. We’ve been avoiding using the mosquito net because we assume the cats will rip it up and render it useless. Plus sometimes the nets treated with a chemical to help kill and/or deter mosquitoes and the chemical might be harmful to the cats as well. We are exposed and vulnerable all night long.The onset of the most recent mosquito invasion coincided with us getting sick. We kept waking up during the night with bites on our arms and little buzzes in our ears. Here, the first sign of a sniffle following a mosquito bite is reason to start thinking … [Read more...]