August 2, 2008 – 11:20 pm
The family has left the building. Gone camping. I am blissfully home alone for roughly the next 36 hours. Except for the cat.
Here is how the first evening unfolds:
I go to the market to buy a variety of foods that appeal only to me.
Next, I stop by Blockbuster and rent three movies knowing (but not [...]
My youngest announced that she might be interested in the position of President of the United States someday. ( Personally, I have always believed she has the Right Stuff ). She wondered what the job entailed. I gave her the basic rundown: keeping the peace at home, balancing the budget, maintaining successful relationships with world [...]
I really don’t get automatically flushing toilets. What exactly is their purpose in life? Do the potty powers that be not trust the general public to flush after themselves? I’m not disagreeing, just trying to figure this out. Is it meant to be more efficient at saving water or reducing waste somehow?
My personal experience is [...]
Summer vacation…week five already! Here’s how it’s going so far…
Week one:
Stayed home with the kids for the first couple of days coming down from the end of the year activities. Way too much T.V. but lots of bonding time with the new kitten. Spent a lot of time trying to determine it’s sex and come [...]
I danced with Mick Jagger the other night. FU-UN! That dude can GYRATE… and I wasn’t looking too shabby my own self. Mick actually came up afterwards and complimented me on my fine moves. Oh All Right. So maybe it wasn’t THE Mick but it was the Unauthorized Mick and most likely the closest I [...]
My kids are growing up! Didn’t see that one coming. OK, intellectually I realize this is the nature of things but still… People have always gone on about how it all goes so fast and one day they’re gone, blah blah. When you are changing your 9th diaper at noon, your child seems less than [...]
I feel remarkably refreshed today. I slept for 8 hours! On the down side, we overslept and the kids were late to school. AGAIN. I suppose I could blame it on my husband. He ordinarily resets the alarm when he leaves early. (Couldn’t be my fault for staying up late to catch up on my [...]
I have a good feeling about this Mermaid. If all goes well that shiny, new Margaritarator should be humming by tequila hour tomorrow! I’m channeling PeeWee Herman on the bar top. Where are my platform shoes?
Life around here is expensive! For example, today I spent $235 on a latte and $40 more on organic bananas! After all, I’m a big believer in organic despite the additional expense.
OK, technically both the coffee and the bananas were less than $3 apiece. However, had I not stopped for either one of those things [...]
Feeling rather proud of my own self today. Having been to the Farmer’s Market this past Sunday, I had a frig full of beautiful veggies which were not going to do anything on their own (other than rot of course). Due to the high demand of gymnastics and baseball schedules none of the fabulous dishes [...]
