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I Swear to You…..

…that this is how Addie J and Gabby hung out at Panera yesterday.  Please remember that the J can’t read, and that Gabby couldn’t care less what the news is, unless it directly involves her.  Yet they snuggled into these chairs, picked up the freaking newspaper, and pretended to be adults. 

For what it’s worth: when [...]

Not My Favorite Way…

…..to start the day.  I came back from the gym this morning to find that our dog had some sort of massive shitastrophe in the dining room.  I think she may have also had a panic attack, because my advanced forensic abilities (read: me, standing at the entrance to the dining room with a, “No [...]

Miscellaneous...

*This morning, Addie J said to me, “Mommy, I love you! You are my best friend!” I had barely 5 seconds to enjoy and revel in this before she went on, “And Abita is my bestest friend! I love you, Abita!” That’s right: I’m second to the dog.

*Also this morning on my run, I could [...]

I’m Taking the Kids to Chili’s.

I realize what Gabby is wearing.  Trust me, this is the least ridiculous outfit she has run by me in the past thirty minutes.  I know that, without that context, it seems like I should be reported to DCFS for letting her out of the house in a patriotic tshirt, blue-and-green dress, candy cane leggings and [...]

God Save the Queen.

….What you can’t see in this photograph, is that Addison has crowned Abita the Queen.  She’s been sitting next to her, holding a tiara on Abita’s head while wearing hers down over her eyes like this.  I think Addie J thinks you’re supposed to wear them as sunglasses.

Abita looks like she’s plotting to kill me [...]

Addie J and her Sense of Entitlement

Remember when you were 3, and everything in the world existed solely for your pleasure?  Even the dog?? 

This is how she rolls, ladies and gentlemen.  This is how she rolls.

Really?

“Let’s paint a picture on this canvas!” I said. 

“Sure, go ahead and make hand prints on it!” I said.

“Nah, don’t worry about that towel,” I said.

“Or that one.  Or your shirt.  Or your face….. or the table… the chair…. the floor….. please don’t touch the wall…….why is there paint on your fee— no, please do [...]

Hypothetical….

Here’s a hypothetical: if your husband is out of town and you must bring your daughters along to parent-teacher conferences….. and one of your daughters is acting like a total psycho, much to your embarrassment…. and the other one catches the crazy just as her teacher is telling you how well-behaved she is in class……. [...]

Random Bullet blog…

*Dear You Know Who You Are: it’s fine if you want to set it all up now, while it’s still warm outside. But you shouldn’t be plugging it in until after Thanksgiving, please. My kids are all, “Why isn’t OUR stuff up?!?!? We’re late! We’re late!!!!”

*You know it’s going to be [...]

Uh-oh…

Dave has uploaded the rest of my archives to the site, so I’ll be going through them, weeding out the stuff that’s too personal or that will make me some enemies, and putting those up over the next few days.  I’m especially looking forward to one of them, wherein I discuss Dave unknowingly eating a [...]

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