Month: July 2006

grumpy house

The children are unusually short-tempered and cranky today. I need to think of something to get everyone away from the thick cloud of funk that hangs overhead, oozing down over us day and night. How did Milo get out of the doldrums?

rental house saga part 14

The house next door to us is a rental property owned by a landlord who I find annoying. I blame him for the series of unfortunate tenants that he has had living there. Doug thinks it’s just the nature of rental property to attract unusual people. I was disappointed when the most recent tenants left […]

Dear spider,

Our yard is a very nice place for you to live. You can choose from a variety of trees and brush. There is waterfront property and lots of cool rocks to hide between. We don’t poison your area with chemicals or pesticides and Doug occasionally throws apple cores, melon rinds and similar treats out for […]

moody

They travel, shop, eat. . . Doug tries making straw turn gold? Take the pill and sleep.

Evan’s theme song

Sarah’s friend has been staying with us this week while her parents are traveling. After watching us change Evan’s diaper while singing to keep him entertained, she thought of the perfect song to sing to him. It is such a good idea for the way he behaves lately that we have declared this Evan’s theme […]

SearchChips

I was less than thrilled to learn that Blingo has joined with Publishers’ Clearing House. Although it remains to be seen if they will start pushing magazines and stop the fun of the original Blingo, I felt like it was time to try something different. For a few months I’m going to try SearchChips and […]

lesser of two annoyances

I thought I disliked Evan channeling Al Bundy with his hand perpetually inside his diaper until he learned to remove the weapon from its’ protective outer packaging.