There is a list of things that I do every year, just before school begins, to get everyone and everything prepared for the school year. Some of the tasks are practical and some of the tasks are psychological, but they are all important. A simplified version of my list looks like this: 1. Help a […]
Eureka – However rushed the series finale may have seemed, the moment when I remembered the scene from the first episode that was about to come full circle was the moment when I smiled, nodded my head and sighed happily. Breaking Bad – The scene in the corporate headquarters with the Los Pollos Hermanos sign […]
What’s worse: Staring in the air, trying to squish a mosquito that nobody else in the room can see… or swerving on the road because a mosquito keeps landing on your face?
Dad: “Don’t forget you have a nurse appointment tomorrow.” Boy teen: “I do? Why?” Mom: “It’s just your HPV booster.” Dad: “Herpes or something.” Mom: “Cervical cancer.” Dad: “Do you have a cervix, son?” Boy teen: “Uh, I guess so.” Dad: “Really?” Boy teen: “Hang on. I’m googling it.” Dad: “You should do that?”
… and it was WONDERFUL!
When my husband bought our teenaged son ONE Packtowl for a ten day camping trip, I doubted my husband, my son and the Packtowl. The towel is tiny, thin and stretchless. It feels like the Ultrasuede that my grandmother bought by the bolt to make pantsuits. It does not in any way resemble the giant, […]
I need to update the nicknames that I use for the children. ‘Aspie Caveman’ no longer spends all of his days hiding in the basement. He works, goes out with friends, rides the bus and can be seen almost daily, walking on a road that I consider too dangerous for foot traffic. I’m really not […]
Unfamiliar number: Yo Me: Yo-Yo Unfamiliar number: Hah what’s good man Me: I am not a man and that’s good. Unfamiliar number: What? Me: Who? Unfamiliar number: Ah f*ck it Me: Try again with the correct number. Unfamiliar number: Theres the problem My bad Me: No worries. Good luck.
Her: Shave legs and armpits Scrub face, shoulders and back Collect swimsuits and beach towels for everyone in the family Retrieve mangled sunglasses from bucket of stuffed animals Gather pool toys, sunscreen and goggles Fill cooler with drinks and snacks Give dogs a full bowl of fresh water Him: Put on yesterday’s shorts and shirt […]