Wine Please

When the baby is screaming and the toddler is shaving the cat: Wine Please

Murphy’s Law

| July 23, 2008

It’s been an interesting day, a Murphy’s Law kind of day, and it’s barely past noon. After waking up to the sounds of Gavin pitching a fit downstairs with Justin, I knew today was not going to start off very well, but figured if I tried really hard, I could get past a rough start. [...]

In Which I am Grateful for Antibiotics and Ibuprofen

| July 21, 2008

Cooper’s ear infection from last month never truly cleared up…being in daycare meant that while his immune system was fighting the ear infection, it was also beating off the plethora of nasty germs coming from the other filthy toddlers in Coop’s class. So we’re on a different type of antibiotic…one that may only add to [...]

All Dressed Up and No Place to Go

| July 19, 2008

I did go out briefly. But only for about 2-1/2 hours. Today was Justin’s company picnic. I look forward to it every year because they do have a nice picnic…rent a pavillion, grill, play softball games, and the place where they go each year includes a water park. I couldn’t go last year because Cooper [...]

Behold!

| July 18, 2008

Blackberries! Even Maggie down there is excited that we finally have some ripe berries. This time last year my mom and I were making the SECOND batch of blackberry freezer jam. Of course now that I invested in a fancy water-bath canner, I can’t seem to get these berries to ripen for me in a [...]

Weiner Rear-Ends Dump Truck

| July 16, 2008

No. This is not some perverted euphemism (although you know I’d be laughing at it). I was on my way to drop off Cooper and was coming up to this stoplight at the bottom of the off-ramp, and saw flashing lights from a cop car. As I got closer to the intersection, I saw on [...]