July 2009

My Utterly Boring and Completely Useless Weekend Recap

July 13, 2009

Last week was a doozie. A doozie I tell ya. I’ve previously promised not to intentionally embarrass my children among the pages of this here blog so I have to refrain from going into specifics. All I can say is that I should be making some serious bank for the job I’m doing.  Because raising [...]

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You Do The Math

July 10, 2009

81:  the digital number displayed on my thermostat even as I type this at 9:41 pm. 102: the forecasted high for tomorrow. 2: the number of air conditioning units our home is equipped with. 0: the number of air conditioning units currently functioning. You know what all those numbers add up to? One. Yes.  One. One [...]

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Introducing the Eggsacutor 3000xi

July 9, 2009

Jeff has come up with some great ideas in his lifetime.  At least in the portion of it in which I’ve known him.  Ideas that we could totally market – if we were ambitious like that. Our infamous game, for instance: a Jeff original.  Really, it was a collaborative effort – but mostly him. Our [...]

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In A Word

July 7, 2009

I’ve never been good at decision making.  I especially have a hard time with non fact-based questions that have a single, definitive answer: what’s your favorite ride at Disney World?  What would you choose for your last meal?  What would the ideal birthday party consist of? It’s not so much that I have a hard [...]

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My Sister’s Keeper

July 6, 2009

I took my two oldest daughters to see My Sister’s Keeper at the movies today. Yes, I’d read the book (and subsequently sobbed my way through the ending mind you).  I’d also seen the previews.  And of course there was the fact that adorable little Abigail Breslin played a starring role; I loved her so [...]

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All Wet

July 3, 2009

I know a boy who’s learning to swim. His kickers are super splashy. His bubbles are just right. And when he goes under he closes his eyes and puckers up like a camel. On the first day of swim class he moseyed to the side of the pool like it was nobody’s business. Since then, [...]

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31 Going On 90

July 1, 2009

I’ve been saying things lately that make me feel old. They do more than make me feel old actually. The fact that I say them is enough to qualify me. Not five minutes ago, these very words came out of my mouth: “I’m not running a diner here.” I said it response to Kennedy when [...]

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