Thursday, December 23, 2010
Ah, the holiday season is well upon us. Also known as card season. This year, as with most years, I came up with the idea for our holiday card (always a new year’s card to avoid the whole “we don’t celebrate Christmas” thing). I cajoled my son into contributing a picture. I picked the photos. I [...]
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Tonight was Adam’s work party. When Adam started at the company six years ago, he was the thirty-fifth employee. Tonight we were told that over 600 people had RSVP’d for the party. It was a fabulous party–the view was great, the food was good, and the booze was plentiful. I found a handful of people [...]
Monday, November 15, 2010
No, not my kids. My husband. Getting ready for a trip, he’s got all his toys laid out. His Galaxy Tab. His iPad. His Blackberry. And what’s wrong? “I can’t find my iPod! My old-fashioned iPod! Damn, I guess I’ll have to go without it.” Poor man. Not enough gadgets for a six-hour plane ride. [...]
I actually tried posting last night, but the WordPress app ate my post. Day one of vacation was a success. Breakfast with the in-laws at Rye. Then, over the protests of my children who declared they hate farms, we spent a couple of hours at Billings Farm, where we had to tear Pie away from [...]
Adam got a new car. I may have mentioned this. Who can remember? His old Camry was a hand-me-down from my grandmother (it was his second from her). The Pimpmobile, so named for the gold-rimmed tires and the windows that were tinted to levels that are actually illegal in Massachusetts. He loves his fancy-shmancy new [...]
I so heart my podiatrist. I had my third visit with him today. My petroneus longus tendon has been giving me problems. Bad petroneus longus tendon! My podiatrist gave me a brace to wear and some exercises to do. It helped significantly. I can walk without pain. But the running is still an issue. At [...]
As you no doubt remember from our last camping trip, just two blog posts ago, that we were woefully underprepared. Adam decided to make up for it. All of a sudden, Thermarests appeared. A new sleeping bag. A camping stove. (Do we need a camping stove? No. The camping stove is going back.) Bungee cords. [...]
I’m pretty sure I’ve blogged about Adam and his phones (yes, plural, phones), but I can’t find it so you’ll just have to trust me. The boy has phones. He wants an iPhone. He has a Blackberry. He has a Nexus Droid. “For work,” he swears. “I need them to test our new products.” That [...]
Doodles is in that in-between stage. He’s well beyond little kid. But he’s not yet fully a big kid. And his room reflects this shambles. Books teeter precariously on his bedside shelf. Robotic pieces pile on the table, next to a motorized dog and his now-neglected Bakugan. His closet is still brimming with dress-up clothes [...]
In the battle of iPhone vs. the toilet, the good news is the iPhone won. The even better news is that it appears my iPhone isn’t holding a charge for very long, which means it will last me just fine until June 11. And that’s all I need, to get to June 11. What? Why [...]