Books, books, and more books
I’d be a terrible book reviewer. I devour books, either love or hate them, and want to move on. Unless it’s book club, where there is discussion and wine, I have to move on. Too many books, not enough time. …
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Making my list and checking it twice
Um, correct me if I’m wrong here…but is Christmas really a week from Friday? How’d that happen? Even though I’vebeen preparing for the holiday, somehow it snuck up on me. So much so that I have the distinct pleasure </sarcasm> …
It’s hard when a part of your past life dies
I had my concert today. My incredibly difficult solo went poorly, and by poorly I mean “pissed down my leg in front of God and the whole world.” I’m putting my flute away for awhile. I have one last obligation …
Wants vs. Needs
I want a vacation, somewhere warm, where the sun is out and the current temperature is in the double digits. I need a job to pay for that vacation. I want a solution for my son’s emotional hysterics. I need …
Guess what *I* get to do this afternoon?
C’mon, guess! Jen! You’re hopping a plane to somewhere the sun has not forsaken? Nope, ‘fraid not. And I’m convinced the sun has taken off for a more interesting solar system. Jen! You’re starting a new job, your dream career, …
Pity PartyPalooza
It’s one of those Mondays. I haven’t had one in a long time, which I suppose is a good thing, but I’m rather lacking in the coping skills department right now. Day number THIS IS WHY I LEFT THE MIDWEST …
This and that and the other thing
Just another snowy Sunday in Colorado. The mountains are happy with the scoopable moisture, me not so much. At least I’m inside, tea is steeping, homework battles are…battling. Again, just another typical snowy Sunday at the House of Chaos. Many …
Ahhhh….
The loveliest sound to a mom is that of the husband and children out on a Saturday doing Christmas shopping. It is quiet here with only the sound of the clothes dryer humming along upstairs. Non-Santa gifts are wrapped and …
Frag ‘n So and So…
(Bet you’re wondering how much longer I can keep coming up with creative ways of combining these two memes, eh? I have no idea.) Dear Ice Queen Mother Nature: Are you paying my heating bill this month? Knock it off. …
One chicken, minus head
Ah, tis the season. The season of Where did the day go?-What happened to the sun it’s only 4:30!-good grief I just got a Christmas card-I would really love my shopping to be done already-who the hell broke Mother Nature’s …