2011 we hardly knew ye
I really gotta quit writing end of year posts. Actually, I don’t need to write end of year posts; I can just keep reposting what I’ve written in previous years! No, really! I had this little ditty last year: Welcome to …
Month: December 2011
My Major Award
One of the best things about moving back to Chicago is how close we are to family. We’ve seen my family more times than I can count, have spent more time with Tom’s parents in the last five months than …
It’s the first day of the future
Today at 3:45 PM central standard time two wildly different and wonderful things happened. Winter break, for which I have pined all this autumn, began with smiles and candy canes and backpacks overflowing with holiday crafts. The other? The House …
Blah Humbug
It’s beginning to look a lot like…meh. It’s the most wonderful time of the…meh. Jingle meh, jingle meh, meh meh meh meh meh. I gave up on Christmas this year, just couldn’t do it. The only reason the house is …
Pro/Con
Have you noticed how life is just one big Pro/Con list? It’s all in how you look at it… Pro: When you own a 45 year old almond colored toilet you can’t tell when it needs to be scrubbed. Con: …
Badges? Yes, I need some stinkin’ badges!
The I DID IT badge for NaBloPoMo was finally released yesterday and I can now confess that I tortured myself for the badge here. Thirty days of thoughtful, quality writing, self-flagellating mental vomit, penning something every night at 10 PM and praying …
They say
Someday I would love to meet the elusive “They.” They of “they say…” They has opinions and isn’t afraid to use them. They gets around. They has no nationality, a true citizen of the world. Oh, dear They, what would …