I Wasn’t Lying, Seriously…
May 17th, 2012
…when I said I was taking a hiatus from writing here. Seriously. But I just HAD to come and tell you: PUDDING PASSED LEVEL 1 SWIMMING! What a freaking relief. And so much for that “pep talk” from the Tech Guru. “You’re gonna fail son. Just fuck it.” Okay, so that’s not EXACTLY how it [...]
My Staycation of Sorts
May 16th, 2012
Today was a FABULOUS day. The kids and I took a field trip with a huge bunch of homeschoolers down to Sandy Hook. I’d never been and although the beach doesn’t hold a CANDLE to the pristine beaches and waters of the Caribbean, it was a wonderful experience for the kids. They learned a lot [...]
To Swim or Not to Swim
May 13th, 2012
So of course you remember that Pudding did not pass his Level 1 swim class and is currently in Level 1 again. The Tech Guru has been taking him in for family swim time on weekends in the hopes of helping him to improve. Yesterday they came in, and as Pudding happily went to divest [...]
Mother’s Day
May 13th, 2012
Okay, so it’s Mother’s Day. Those of you who have been along for the ride for a bit know that this day is fraught with anxiety for me. Not because I AM a mom, but because I am WITHOUT a mom. And you know that she’s not dead, or somewhere in a nursing home eating [...]
My Aqua/Turquoise Handbag Obsession
May 13th, 2012
Every now and then, I get…obsessed with something. Once it was boots. I went absolutely insane buying…boots. My rationale was that since I hate winter SO MUCH, that at least if I had awesome kick-ass boots to knock around in, I would be more inclined to go out and rock them to the world. Um, [...]
Oh The World Is Such an Unhappy Place
May 10th, 2012
Before you think, wow, this is going to be filled with all kinds of Sturm und Drang about my life, fear ye not. My life is actually pretty damn good. It’s OTHER people that I’m worried about. And me worrying about them is getting to…well, to me. I don’t know if it’s me, or it’s [...]
I Don’t Even Know What to Call This Post
May 8th, 2012
Last week was a fucking doozy. I don’t know if I ever got into the whole story here of my first pregnancy. I was in corporate America (advertising) at the time, and from literally the MINUTE I told my single-White-female boss that I was expecting a baby, I became her target. It seemed like every [...]
Swimming and the Art of Excellence
April 25th, 2012
So I’m at the swim club with Punksin and Pudding yesterday. What was once an hour-long event has turned into about THREE hours, thanks to Punksin making it onto the swim team. She started her Level 5 class last week Tuesday. The teacher, who had been her teacher in Level 3, told her once again [...]
Feeling Groovy
April 12th, 2012
Okay so it’s been a little over a month. Shoot me. It’s been busy…but very GOOD busy. I’m keeping this one quick and dirty. First of all, I started working out. Not sporadic bullshit. Not paying a gym membership fees when I never go. Not reading the magazines while never doing the workouts. SERIOUSLY WORKING [...]
Okay, So We Had Immigrants in the Basement and Now They’re In Jail
March 8th, 2012
I forgot to tell you about them, didn’t I? Yes, two days before Christmas we had two immigrants in our basement. We had to hide them there so the kids wouldn’t know until Christmas and it was touch and go for a while there. I kept running into the basement under the guise of doing [...]
