Archive for Mr. A

Bullet Pointe

(See the title up there, you should totally read that as bull-ay points.  Like it is French.  That will make this post seem more exotic and classy.)

We are skipping Mr. A’s work Xmas prom tomorrow night.  Given the state of the economy, I didn’t want to spend $150 on a new outfit for a boring [...]

Pyramid Scheming

I haven’t talked much about my MIL lately, because we don’t see her that often.  Maybe only every 2-3 months.  Now that we have two kids the drive to see her is prohibitively long to drive up and back in one day (sleepover at her house is not an option).  Also, because all four of [...]

No One Died

See how I didn’t post yesterday and no one died and the internet didn’t explode?   Thank goodness NaBloPoMo is over.  What a hassle.
Things are good over here at Chez AmFam.  The tree is up, paper snowflakes are on the windows, most cards have been mailed (a small number need addresses and other info checked).  M [...]

How the other half lives.

We are just wrapping up the third whole day without Mr. A going to work.  (Actually, he did to a little work from home last night, but it was only about 3 hours.)
I wonder if this is how it feels in other families?  Where everyone is in the house at the same time and work [...]

Happiness Hangover

So, that was a fun ride, wasn’t it?
A friend demanded to know about the party we went to last night, so here it is:
We rode with a friend who is employed by one of the big local winners last night. We got to park in a secret bomb-proof parking garage underground near [...]