Gone are the years of ‘easy’ Halloween costumes. Well, at least for half of the kids, that is. Specifically Princess Nagger. Way back when she was a baby, I bought a cute fuzzy ladybug costume that served her well for three years in a row: Well, OK, that third year was a bit of a…
Do you remember having the TB skin test done when you were in school? I remember having to line up at the nurse’s office in elementary for that specific test. I also remember when some of the kids ended up with a reaction and had to be sent home. Funny how those memories are indelibly…
OK, so you remember how my sister was generous and shared her sinus infection with me just before I came home from Hawaii, and how mine turned into a bonafide ear infection? And how I’ve now been on antibiotics for 16 days (which feels like 6,416 days) with 5 or 6 more days to go,…
So today starts the first day things are back to ‘normal’ around here – the hubby’s summer break is finally over, he’s happy to get back to corrupting young minds. The kids are starting week three of their school year, naturally Princess Nagger is already bored, but does have more classes she actually likes (and…
I’ve always wanted to go snorkeling, but have never had the opportunity. So when we were in Hawaii, of course a priority was to go snorkeling. Naturally Mother Nature was working against us, as for the better part of the week we alternated between hot and muggy and scattered rain showers. Determined to get some…
Tuesday is here again – it’s one of my favorite days of the week, because it means I can bullshit with random and have coffee with my friends. Now if we could change it into wine with friends, that would sweeten the pot even more, no? So apparently inadvertently bringing home some black sand in…
Hello, Monday, why must you arrive so fast? Things have gotten back to an almost normal routine around here – this week is the hubby’s final week of his summer break, so next week it’s back to business as usual. I’m still fighting off the darn sinus/ear infection I came home from Hawaii with two…
