Things That Make You Go Hmmm

A Tale of Celestial Poo

January 13, 2009

Sheesh.  Who’da thunk that the hint of a poop on the ceiling story would elicit such a response? Ah, but I set the ball in motion so now I’m obligated to see this thing through.  You ready for this?  It’s a doozie.  Or a poo-zie, depending on how you look at it. C’mon.  You know [...]

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I’m Up To My Evil Tricks Again

December 16, 2008

Remember how I told you I enjoy torturing my family?  Oh, come on.  Don’t scoff at me.  We all have our quirks. So last night during dinner I excitedly volunteered an idea for a new game.  The game would involve me planting a stray hair in one person’s food each night.  The “winner”, after discovering [...]

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Sending Santa into Debt

December 10, 2008

You know those women who hold out hope that on Christmas morning there will be a Tiffany box waiting under the tree? Yeah, um, I’m not one of those. I know there won’t be a Tiffany box waiting under the tree.  And I’m cool with that.  Not that I wouldn’t be happy with a Tiffany [...]

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Don’t You Hate It When…

October 20, 2008

Don’t you hate it when your mom insists that the oral thermometer couldn’t possibly be right and therefore inserts that *^%#$ anal one when (and where) you least expect it?!  Sheesh.  Give a kid a break whydon’tya? Shelle over at Blok Thoughts is holding a “Don’t You Hate It When…” contest this week and the prize [...]

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Money to Burn

September 15, 2008

I got my new Pottery Barn catalog in the mail today. Normally I’m hard-pressed to come across even a single item in it that I wouldn’t happily find a place for in my home. This time, not so much. Here are a few of the items I came across while perusing.     I’m especially [...]

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In Case You’re In The Market…

August 2, 2008
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The Orthodontist’s Quote

July 28, 2008

The extraction of the last baby tooth clinging to life in Torri’s overcrowded mouth:                                                                    $316.47 The application of orthodontia that, if all goes well, will remain in place for 18-24 months:                                                                  $4550.00 All the popcorn, corn on the cob, and apples she can eat the night before the braces go on:                                                            $7.92 The knowledge that the [...]

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