Yeah, yeah, April Fools
Time yet again for Jen’s Rant Against April Fools Day. It’s a terrible “holiday,” one that only serves to irritate me. Of course, the boys are now of an age that they think it is SOCIETY’S GIFT TO YOUNG BOYS, …
Dear Househunters,
On the advice of my dear Facebook friends, I am getting my sarcastic snark out before I sit down and write a polite bullet point list about my house. I was afraid that if I wrote it out and left …
By the numbers
3 weeks since Tom moved to Chicago 2 weeks previous record of being apart in almost 15 years of marriage 42 days our house has been on the market 13 …
Non sequitur
Yup, been a week since the last post. Not intentional, truly, I just figure that if I am tired of the whining about selling the house thoughts in my head I really shouldn’t subject anyone else to them. And I …
The TALK
Shoulda seen this coming. Shoulda known. You’d think I’d know better. ‘Cause here.it.comes. For years I’ve said I didn’t know what I wanted to discuss with A less: 9/11, Santa, or sex. We covered 9/11 with him last September pretty …
When is good enough?
Are you familiar with this poem? It’s the horror story for perfectionists: Good Enough by Edgar Guest My son, beware of “good enough,” It isn’t made of sterling stuff; It’s something any man can do, It marks the many from …
Talk to me
I have few pet peeves. Actually, just one. Idiots who get on the expressway going less than the speed limit. Dude, you have to be going at least 5 mph over to merge with traffic safely, and don’t you even …
In the eye of the storm
And now for something completely different: AAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! Sorry, just needed a little primal scream therapy. I feel better now. It’s March (finally), the sun is shining, I abound in blessings, and life is good. Breathe in, breathe out. Lather, rinse, …
The House of Chaos Week in Review!
Dude, I am totally going to pat myself on the back for doing a week in review, two weeks in a row! Truly, it’s the little things around here. So let’s check in and see what’s been goin’ down. I …
The scale and the metronome don’t lie
Way back in the day, when I was studying to be a classically trained musician and not the hack I am today, I read an article about tempo. Yeah, I know, I really knew how to live, eh? Livin’ on …