Losing Count

| December 22, 2008

When I’m worried and I can’t sleep I count my blessings instead of sheep And I fall asleep counting my blessings When my bankroll is getting small I think of when I had none at all And I fall asleep counting my blessings I think about a nursery and I picture curly heads And one [...]

It Blows.

| December 19, 2008

This year is just so strange. Ethan is, obviously, still out of school recovering and Maggie is already home so for the first time in a very long time I am only waiting for one kid to bust out on winter break. Earlier this week the weatherpersons got the kids all stoked over the possibility [...]

Flash and Dash

| December 18, 2008

Last Sunday night we went out to drive around a couple of neighborhoods known for their annual Christmas displays. Not like the displays I do, these are the high-end type displays where they hire people to come out and put lights 30 feet up (and higher I would guess)in their trees and things. No way [...]

Not Like That Mary Poppins Thing

| December 17, 2008

I think I might like a penguin. What? Not those snooty “Happy Feet” kind of penguins, like the cool penguins that chill in like Uruguay or some stuff like that (my full knowledge of all things Uruguay related comes from a particularly captivating episode of Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations) – really, the penguins (minus the [...]

Wrangling Wild Dogs Would Be Easier

| December 16, 2008

I wanted to take some pictures of my kids. That’s what moms are supposed to do, or some such nonsense. Ethan is still pretty sore and can’t stretch very well or maneuver well for that matter, Kate has come down with a nasty cold and really nasty sore throat, and Maggie has the runny nose [...]