Don’t be a Grinch. This advice applies to all 365 days of the year. Bad things happen to Grinches. It’s karma. Even the dog knows that grinchiness should be stopped, whenever possible. However, I think she may have taken today’s lesson a little too seriously.
Archive for February, 2009
remember this all year
Posted in get along like cats and dogs, tagged dog, Grinch, karma on February 28, 2009 | 5 Comments »
blur days
Posted in Motherhood, Writing, tagged growing up, snapshots, Writing on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Do you ever feel that your kids are growing up so fast, you have to stop and try to focus amid the blur? My wonderful sister-in-law once gave me this wise advice: “The days may go by so slowly, but the years fly by too quickly.” I did not believe her when my babies were [...]
wake me when it’s over
Posted in Motherhood, seasons, tagged camping, hiking, staycation, vacation on February 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Camping is that special kind of vacation where later sleeping with your head on a loaf of bread and a box of baggies feels GREAT. Camping takes me out of my comfort zone. I’ll agree to it several months in advance, when it sounds so outdoorsy and romantically rustic; then hate myself when packing for [...]
don’t look back
Posted in Writing, get along like cats and dogs, tagged blogging, cats, dog on February 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Kitty, I hate to tell you this, but while you’re not watching the screen, I’m blogging about how much I love the dog. Sorry, littlest dude. Please don’t chew my eyeballs out while I’m sleeping, OK? Nice Kitty? I will write about your sweet, fuzzy cuteness another day. If I still have eyeballs.
CSI: MCS
Posted in Motherhood, tagged big screen, Gilligan's Island, man cave, TV on February 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
No investigation needed to uncover a serious case of MCS at my house: Man Cave Syndrome. Big D built it; the clones have followed him down into the basement. The screen is eight feet wide. The sound system can, literally, blow their socks off, and sometimes it makes their hair blow back just slightly like [...]
no dough required
Posted in Photography on February 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Nothing says lovin’ like something from the coffee maker.
soft shoulder(s) ahead
Posted in Motherhood on February 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Quote of the Day: “Mom, stop being Mrs. Slumpy Shoulders. That is not you.” I had never heard that phrase before, but apparently I embodied it. I had been shuffling around upstairs around bedtime, putting away laundry, mumbling under my breath, with my body all scowly; “… people keep wearing the clothes and getting them [...]
hey, pup, why the long face?
Posted in Writing, get along like cats and dogs on February 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My dog talks to me during the day. Not the way the Oreos talk to me when I am alone in the house; she makes sounds that other people can hear, a rrrrwaRrr rRwaaarrr rwwaRRaar. I am pretty sure I know what she is trying to “say”: “… hey there, Mrs. More-Highly-Evolved-Mammal, how about you [...]
coach? anyone? anyone? Bueller?
Posted in Motherhood, tagged lego robotics, teamwork, Writing on February 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The state tournament for the FIRST Lego League Robotics program was this past weekend in Dayton, Ohio. I coached an elementary school team this past fall (rookie coach + first time team = probably not the ideal choice). I did not plan to be a Lego Robotics coach; I did not attend the back-to-school “information [...]
the gift that keeps on gonging
Posted in get along like cats and dogs, seasons on February 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
First of all, let’s all pretend that the cat isn’t usually allowed to sit on the kitchen table and stare at a cake. Pets aside, Valentine’s Day is a tricky “holiday”. It’s not really a holiday, but if one is not careful, it can get the hopes up just far enough to dash them year [...]
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