Amy demanded that I fill one of her plastic stacking cups with water. It has a hole in it and I’ve filled it twice already. She’s now angrily standing in a puddle of water screaming because the cup is empty again. I am not filling it again and watching it dribble out while she gets […]

Made a quick Sam’s run. We’ll still need to visit the regular grocery but we have the snacks for the soccer team (unless someone raids them between now and Saturday). Started doing the weekend laundry. One annoying zoo crew person probably won’t be at the event so it will be less unpleasant. My grandmother still […]

Haircut ok. I should go get groceries now. I thought Doug was going with me but I don’t think he wants to do anything today. Maybe I should eat something. I need birthday rsvps soon so I can prepare for the party.

Finding Nemo lesson number two – The woman is always right. Dory sometimes seems flaky, yet her outlook is always positive and she somehow knows what the right decisions are. She knew the right way to pass through the jellyfish area but Marlin didn’t listen. Dory knew how to get out of the whale. Even […]

Doug and I had a pleasant evening and tried to watch “Big Fish” but we were too exhausted to finish the movie. Doug took the children to school this morning and then went back to bed. The fifth graders wiped him out! My week is busy and saturday will be horrible but the good part […]

I just realized yesterday that the ads generated from blogger are playing off keywords in the blogs. It is now my goal to change the type of ads. I will no longer complain about those uninvited visitors in our house because I’d rather a different ad type. I’d rather have Viagra ads than what is […]

My grandmother has stopped eating. Her recent hospital visit found nothing wrong physically. This is just her Alzheimers and dementia. She won’t eat or get dressed and calls for an aide every time she needs to get out of bed. This is not acceptable behavior in an assisted living facility. My mother has to hire […]

“But Walter’s stomach wasn’t upset. Walter’s stomach felt fine. He felt perfectly normal. He just farted a lot. He did it when he bathed. He did it when he played with Betty and Billy. He did it when he walked around the house. He did it in the dining room. He did it in the […]

Doug and Sarah are on their way home. The boys are still with my parents. Amy is ready for a nap (she’s cranky). Nobody is blogging today. Where are all the excuses to distract me from housework when I need them?

Last night Amy took her bath and I dressed her in warm in jammies and tucked her in the crib. She was restless and unhappy so I repeatedly gave went back in the room with hugs, kisses and clean bops (pacifiers) to replace the ones thrown on the floor. She finally settled and went to […]