Why I Hate Winter
December 5th, 2007
Because it’s cold, and because it brings colds. Punksin has had 2 colds already. The first one started in the beginning of November and long after the fever and dripping nose departed, she had this annoying – to her, not me – cough that made its strongest showing, as coughs perversely do, at night. It [...]
Death by Osmosis
December 3rd, 2007
Pudding has been laying down some serious fartage recently. I don’t know what this means. He doesn’t poop a lot, but I don’t get the sense that he’s backed up. It just seems that his schedule for pooping is kind of rare – he definitely doesn’t do it every day. I was wondering if he [...]
Santa Visits!
December 3rd, 2007
I’ve been a little teed off at Punksin’s school since we got the December calendar. Tomorrow, it says in bright letters, is the Chanukkah celebration. Then in a couple of weeks they’ll be celebrating Kwanzaa. The day after that, it notes, is when “Santa Visits“. And that, folks, is it. I am not a religious [...]
Why Writers Will Soon Be Extinct
December 1st, 2007
Today, after dropping Punksin off at her ballet class, another mom/friend and I checked out a new Starbucks that just opened down the street from the dance studio. (Hubby stayed behind on site in case of unexpected drama – like a mid-class potty break.) I ordered my 2 chai lattes, other mom steps up to [...]
