I just finished putting the tinsel on our Christmas tree. I had planned for it to be a moment worthy of a Hallmark Channel Christmas special – an evening with the whole family at home, my kids recovered from the trauma of putting the ornaments on the tree several weeks earlier, my husband in […]
Marital Bliss
My husband and I had another wedding anniversary yesterday – 27 years of martial bliss. I mean marital bliss. By now you all know how romantic we’re not. I wrote a blog post about how we don’t buy each other stuff for Valentine’s Day. The same goes for our anniversary. I’m currently out of […]
Homemade for the Holidays
Even a jaunty hat couldn’t turn Mr. Bill the Ornament’s pipe-cleaner frown upside down. At this time of year, I’m a sucker for heartwarming. So when my children were young, I worked hard at maintaining holiday traditions, some more successful than others. When we had a house full of babies, children and Michael’s […]
Light Grayish Friday
I don’t deserve nice things. I’m a terrible shopper and an irresponsible consumer. I don’t buy enough. So when our economy collapses and we’re all speaking badly enunciated Chinese, it will probably fall on my shoulders. I didn’t brave the crowds on Black Friday. I didn’t get $50 off a TV, or $100 off […]
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Body Scanners?
The Playmobil Airport body scanner finally answered the question: What do Playmobil people look like naked? I know I’m alone in this, but I don’t see what the fuss is about the new airport security. People are freaking out about the “I-can-see-you’re-in-business-class” body scanners, but they’re even more upset over the alternative: being patted […]
Lasik Me
My husband got Lasik surgery last weekend and he hasn’t stopped bragging about how well he can see. He’s been blatantly driving his car and reading the newspaper, just to throw it in my face. It’s gotten so bad that I’m thinking of getting the surgery myself, even though I watched him get it […]