Life In The Desert

House Guest

August 25, 2009

We had an unexpected guest arrive tonight. Don’t you just hate it when company drops in without calling? Especially when they’re difficult to accomodate. You know the kind. They use all the hot water when they shower. They make long distance calls. They eat the last doughnut. Sigh. Our house guest was even worse. He [...]

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The One That Nearly Got Away

August 2, 2009

We’ve lived in this house for four years come October. In that time, we’ve had snakes.  A tarantula.  Countless big, hairy spiders.  A gecko.  A gazillion and one lizards.  Horny toads.  I could go on.  But you get the point. After having lived here for one year I came across a scorpion.  A bark scorpion.  [...]

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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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Moms Night Out: Tucson Edition

May 9, 2009

You might remember me mentioning that Jeff was gone all last week on a business trip. Normally he gets the better end of those deals because while he’s dining out on the company dollah and coming “home” at night to a whine free zone I’m stuck wiping poopy tushes, cleaning spilled milk and refereeing countless [...]

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Oh The Sights You’ll See

May 3, 2009

When I moved to Arizona nearly five years ago, it wasn’t all that much different from my home on California’s central coast.  The climate is definitely drier, but very similar.  It’s a western state so there was no culture shock there.  And there was plenty ‘o’ Mexican food to be had just like my home [...]

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Gonna Be A Long Summer

March 28, 2009

First rattlesnake spotting of the season.  And yes.  It is suspiciously missing a head.  Don’t ask.

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The Secret Life of Pampered Bees

January 22, 2009

I think a colony of bees has invaded our jacuzzi. Spa. Hot tub. Whatever. I went out to chlorinate the water this afternoon. Chlorinating the water is not normally my duty. Let me clue you in on a little secret though. The best way to get your man to do what you want him to [...]

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