As a non-meal planner, I don’t spend my Sundays writing lists. I’ve never taken one to the grocery store and so I usually forget at least six things when I come home. I stare at those women with the coupons filed neatly in the organizers and I wish I could be like them. Alas, the [...]
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We’re now going on day 35 of rain. Okay, maybe not 35 but it’s been raining so much and so hard and for so long that I’m starting to feel like I live in Seattle. Except the sushi’s not as good. It’s amazing how many emotions rain can evoke at once: frustration, anger, the feeling [...]
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A few things I learned this weekend: This is a hex bolt. You cannot put a hex bolt into a lug nut. 1. A hex bolt is different than a binding head is different than a pan head is different than a T-bolt. 2. You cannot use one in place of the other. Even if [...]
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Okay, people. We’re calling out the big guns on this one. The flu epidemic has hit — full swing– and it’s time to fight back (I’m on day two of sick child at home following two weeks of being home for winter break which conveniently also happens to be right before same child will be [...]
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Was planning on writing about allowance today but it seems so inconsequential when the storm of the century is battering the entire East Coast. Last year at about this time, Hurricane Irene almost devastated New York City. This time it seems more dire. Eerily unprecedented. Newscasters using terms like “catastrophic,” “mind boggling” and “unlike anything we’ve [...]
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If my daughter gets her period before age 11 can I sue Costco? I’m not kidding. Because I just happened to be shopping there over the weekend and couldn’t help but notice that every single piece of produce and every single slab of meat looks absolutely perfect. Perfect like this: And then I just happened [...]
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It’s Monday. It’s raining. It’s been raining for like five days. I got nothing. It’s a dump soup kinda day. When you’re feeling dumpy you gotta cook dumpy. Dump Soup Ingredients: 1 package ground beef, turkey or chicken 1 onion (chopped) 2 cans pinto beans 1 can white corn 2 cans chopped tomatoes 1 can [...]
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Rain. Wind. Wet leaves. Traffic. Homework. Piles. Dog poop. Wet dog feet. Wet dog feet on nice clean carpet. Christmas music before Thanksgiving. Whiny kids who don’t want to do their homework. Whiny mom who doesn’t want to deal. Time for some soup. And some Chianti. Chicken Corn Chowder Ingredients: 1 package boneless/skinless chicken breasts [...]
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“Mommy, do you love your computer more than you love us?” is a question I get often. The answer is obviously no but since the old saying “actions speak louder than words” applies I’m forced to explain myself. I have two daughters, one of whom carries around a stuffed animal head (that used to be [...]
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Well it’s day three of “Snowmageddon” here in balmy Atlanta. And while the novelty was peachy the first day and a half, let’s just say it’s worn off. Being of ambitious mind we did our fair share of baking, board game playing, closet cleaning and snowman making. And only three time-outs to boot! But now [...]
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I love Sour Patch Kids. I'd eat Ranch dressing on my shoe. My kids think I like my computer more than I like them. I have road rage.
