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 [...]
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 [...]
It’s A Shitty Day in the Neighborhood
March 6th, 2012
It’s 9:10 p.m. In a little under 3 hours this day will be over, and BOY WILL I BE GLAD. It hasn’t been a horrible day. Nothing completely awful and terrible happened. My life did not drastically change for the worse. So, I suppose I shouldn’t complain. But, fuck it, I’m going to ANYHOW. It [...]
STFU, Kid
January 9th, 2012
I’m on my iPhone scrolling through shoes on Ebay, when Punksin comes up to me and says “What are you looking at?” “Shoes,” I answer. “Oh.” Pause. “Didn’t you just get a pair of boots a few days ago?” I didn’t answer, mainly because I didn’t trust myself to answer without using some sort of [...]
So What Does This Sound Like to YOU?
December 6th, 2011
So this conversation happened in our house the other day: Tech Guru: Where are my balls? Punksin: I don’t know. Tech Guru: You guys keep playing with my balls. Punksin: The last time I remembered you with them, you were putting them in my hand while I was asleep and that’s how you woke me [...]
My Next BFF Is Going to Be a Guinea Pig
November 21st, 2011
So we might be getting guinea pigs. Let me be VERY CLEAR on this…we MIGHT. I said MIGHT. The kids want a pet. I want a dog and so do the kids, but I’m also very aware of the fact that taking care of that dog is going to fall mainly on my shoulders, and [...]
I Didn’t Tell Him To, I Swear
November 9th, 2011
Yesterday we hied to the doctor for Pudding’s annual checkup. If you’ve been reading for any decent stretch of time, you know my theory, the Murphy’s Law of Doctors. Well, that came into play again yesterday. Having left the pediatrician we had previously because of constantly having to deal with the one asshole in a [...]
I Am Alive…I Think
November 1st, 2011
Hey, you! Have you been looking for me? At least pretend you were. Jeez, give my ego a boost. So what has happened in the last almost 2 months? Um… Lots of funny shit with the kids, that’s for sure. I mean, they are a HOOT. Punksin passed her swimming level and is now in [...]
Why I’m Freaking Out Today
May 20th, 2011
Two very good reasons: 1. Punksin is going camping with her Girl Scout troop tonight for 2 nights. I know she’ll be fine, but you don’t understand. Except for the time when Pudding was in ICU for 4 days and I had to spend the nights with him, this child has never spent a night [...]
Punksin Gets A Job on CSI: New York
November 11th, 2010
Today I felt like shit (bad cold) and the Tech Guru went out before work and got us some bagels. He got two for me, and I left one sitting there until about mid-afternoon, at which point, Pudding decided that he wanted to eat it. So I let him have it. Of course immediately after [...]
