About a month ago, M came home from school saying some surprising things. In addition to her speshul snowflakedness, I also talked to her teacher about what M said in this conversation:
M: Mama, I don’t like Jason*. He is in my class an I don’t like him.
Me: Why not?
M: He has a mustache.
(I will confess, [...]
This evening, we had a little extra time, so M and I worked on our annual pre-Christmas toy toss.
We didn’t throw away nearly as much stuff as last year, but that is good. It turns out we didn’t accumulate many new toys this year so we didn’t have to get rid of so many. It [...]
Ok, so I know it is way to early to be talking about Christmas.
I was in Target the first week of November and I heard them playing Xmas music. It made me want to claw my ears out because CHRISTMAS should not begin BEFORE THANKSGIVING. But then I couldn’t help myself and I went to [...]
I don’t know what it says about me, but I can’t help but fantasize about ways in which the bad economy might benefit our family.
Way back in 1998, Mr. A and I had the good fortune of spending a month in Thailand right after their currency collapsed. We lived like kings. $10 a night beachside [...]
Dear Gutters,
Why the eff are you full of leaves again? I just cleaned you out yesterday.
You suck.
Sincerely,
the Woman who almost fell off the ladder cleaning you yesterday
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Dear Yard,
You are on my bad list too. I raked and raked you yesterday! Do you magnetically attract all the leaves from all our neighbors trees? Cut it out!
Sincerely,
the [...]