Adam is having dinner on what is arguably the world’s largest yacht (and apparently it is up for debate). This is the life he now apparently leads. The life I lead involves leftover pasta, an iPhone on rice, the girl’s multiple nightmares, and the week-old dirty socks I just found in the boy’s backpack. Minutes [...]
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 [...]
5:37 a.m. Poke, poke, poke. Me: What the hell are you people doing in my bed? Why the hell are you people waking me up! Leave me alone! Little people noisily stomp off and slam the door shut and then proceed to make enough noise that I can’t fall back asleep 8:15 a.m. The boy: [...]
I’m dealing with GE and my oven. My lovely oven that I miss oh-so-very much. The oven for which I have now twice been stood up for by an appliance repair person. My phone options? To schedule a repair press 1. To extend your warranty press 2. For billing, press 3. All those are inadequate [...]
I sent Adam off to the pool with the kids so I can get a grip on the disarray in this house. I got some awesome birthday gifts, but they’re scattered all over the house. Doodles came home with packets of papers that are piled in precarious pyramids all over our counter. Adam found shelves [...]
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 [...]
I always walk into the Container Store thinking, “This is going to change my life!” and then I walk out the same old me but with one under-the-bed container for wrapping paper, and it’s just so sad. I hate shopping. Have I mentioned that before? I just hate shopping. We’ve been in the “new” house [...]
That’s it. After almost eight years of marriage, for the first time ever, Adam is sleeping on the couch (for the night; everyone knows he naps there regularly). Booted out of the bed. Sleeping solo. Don’t fear. Our marriage isn’t in trouble. Just our basement. Adam’s camping out on the couch so he can get [...]
Some days just don’t go as planned. Today is one of them. The weekend was good but hectic with lots of running running running to get to places on time. Doodles and Pie had their last morning of hockey. Hockey ended at 10:30. Pie had a birthday party to attend at 10:30. Run run run. [...]
While it wouldn’t be quite accurate to say summer has arrived to New England, we do finally have a day decent enough to sit outside. I’d be happy if it were a tad warmer–lower 70s would be perfect–but it’s not raining at the moment and I’m happy to simply accept that. Our yard is finally [...]