This is my first picture of Kyle. I published the very first post on this blog on September 18, 2004. To mark its tenth birthday, I'm sharing a favorite old post every day, here and/or on social media. It's kind of fun to click on a random month in my 120-month archive (to the … [Read more...]
Bourgeois Problems
I have grumbled and moaned about our gardener on this blog before. He's the one who comes when he damn well pleases, while all of our neighbors have regular, punctual gardeners. OUR gardener, however, shows up 50 percent of the time, leaving our yard all scraggly and making me … [Read more...]
38 Weeks: Dangerous Photo and Weeping
Do not be too alarmed by this photo - the swelling went down after I put my feet up for a few hours. But let it be a lesson: going all day with no socks on and no rest equals elephantine feet and ankles. New pedicure. So, today when I was making our traditional Easter … [Read more...]
Up a Creek Without a Tums
So, here's yesterday's lesson. If you're driving home from the movies, and you remember that you have only a few Tums left in the bottle, and you think "I should stop at Rite Aid and get more Tums," but you are tired and really want a nap, but you really don't have enough Tums to … [Read more...]
Fully Cooked
Today I am 37 weeks pregnant. That means the baby is officially full term, and if he wants to come out any time after today he will be allowed to. That means he will rip a bloody tunnel through the lower part of my body, then expect to be fed and coddled as his mama … [Read more...]
