Kudos to anyone who had to courage to venture out on Black Friday to snag some good Christmas deals.
Personally, I think this ought to be a spectator sport. I would like to see stadium seating in some of the bigger stores (Target, WalMart, etc.) for those of us who enjoy watching people [...]
Archive for November, 2008
30 Nov
Black Friday As A Spectator Sport
24 Nov
I Was Denied A Free Diet Dr. Pepper And (Barely) Lived To Tell About It
I’ve been posting less because I’m sick as a dog and have been hiding from my children so I haven’t been witness to their usual shenanigans. Not acting like a mom = nothing to blog about.
I will, however, make note of one recent event that has scarred me for life.
I am a [...]
22 Nov
The Fates Are Messing With Me
Only hours after I posted my rant about Diaper Doublers, I received the following email on my moms’ club distribution list:
This might be a helpful tip to any moms whose diaper-clad babies or
toddlers saturate their diapers. [My son] was always waking up with wet
pajamas each morning until we discovered Diaper Doublers. It
essentially looks [...]
21 Nov
What Do Giant Maxi-Pads And Sasquatch Have In Common?
Let me introduce you to my ongoing hunt for the elusive “diaper doubler.” Are you familiar with diaper doublers? They are a fabulous little item that costs mere pennies a piece but can save a family trillions of dollars in laundry expenses. OK, perhaps I exaggerate the savings. But not by [...]
16 Nov
Raging Flames Of Bright Blue Procrastination
I haven’t been able to blog as much recently because I had a Book Club meeting this week. You see, I’m one of those people who lets the assigned book gather dust on the nighttable for 27 days and then scrambles to read it in the 72 hours prior to the meeting.
Of course, there [...]
14 Nov
I Love You! And You. And You. And You.
One thing that has always made me a bit sad about my daughter is that despite being very verbal (very), she is not one of those kids who says “I love you” to us, no matter how often we say it to her. I’ve actually resorted to begging her to repeat it back to [...]
12 Nov
Just Say No To Glitter
Recently I received a lovely Christmas party invitation from our neighbors for a party. They are wonderful, fun-loving people who always have an open door and have been great about helping me out in many different ways in the four years that we have lived here, including taking on a last-minute babysitting gig for [...]
10 Nov
Naked In Wintertime? But Of Course!
How is it that children don’t get cold? This evening, after a very chilly day, and for reasons that are too complicated to explain but that involve a messy spaghetti dinner, unexpected company, an anticipated bath, and a blood-sugar spike after dinner, both of my kids ended up running around the house in nothing [...]
10 Nov
What Am I, or, Why I’m A Lousy Stay-At-Home-Mom, part 1
This is the first in a 268-part series on why I’m a lousy stay-at-home-mom (“SAHM”).
One of the issues I’ve struggled with since having children and giving up my career, at least temporarily, is who I am. I identified myself as an attorney for so long that the shift to SAHM has been quite the [...]
