what to do on a Friday night

Taking the entire family on an outing is one of those things that sounds good after a week of not leaving the house only because it falls in the same category as childbirth and Disneyworld and a select few other things (like play-doh). For self-preservation, the mind romanticizes the event and the bad parts become […]

Noah says:

“I want a blog of my own. I want to read everybody else’s blogs, too.” Tommy and Sarah have never shown the slightest interest in our blogs.

things that bug me

I just got these things aimed in the same direction and now you are messing them up again. Someone should invent a nipple protractor to help with “directionally impaired tips”. Maybe I should give this a medical name and collect money for “nipple hyper-elasticity”.

Evan

Kick, hit, pinch, throw, scream. The youngest of five is tough. Maybe he’s just mean. Snuggle, kiss and hug. Sweet smiles and contagious laughs. Must be bipolar. Will not wear diaper. Refuses to keep clothes on, but loves wearing shoes.

de-lurking week?

If someone is lurking around in the shadows, wouldn’t jumping out and yelling “I’m here” just be scary? Wouldn’t it be nicer to make a comment that somehow applies to a recent blog post? Doug recently posted a weasley (sorry, Ron) list of things you can do to make your favorite blog writers feel appreciated. […]

truth about Girl Scout cookies

Shhhh. Don’t say you heard this from me. I won’t deny I said it, I would just prefer not to be asked by angry women in khaki and heels why I said it. Girl Scout cookies are made by two different bakeries. TN cookies come from a bakery whose initials are LBB. I don’t have […]

crabby Cathy

After two days with a monster migraine and a seeming endless stream of annoyances, irritations and difficulties, my mood is slightly worse than grumpy. Is there a Crabby Cathy doll? Somebody tell me a funny joke. It better not be a knock-knock joke. Amy: “Knock-knock” Victim: “Who’s there?” Amy: “Banana” Victim: “Banana who?” Amy: “Banana-orange! […]

this Thursday

What will you be doing this Thursday? Nobody in Knoxville is organizing anything? We are told there’s going to be a “surge” of 20K after the escalation has already happened when they are really planning on sending 92K and there’s nothing we can do about it but watch in horror?