Month: May 2008

The fraternity of Twitter

fra·ter·ni·ty (fr-tûrn-t) n. pl. fra·ter·ni·ties 1. A body of people associated for a common purpose or interest, such as a guild. 2. A group of people joined by similar backgrounds, occupations, interests, or tastes. 3. A chiefly social organization of men students at a college or university, usually designated by Greek letters. 4. The quality […]

hold me. now.

Reason #732 why children should be closer than 15 years apart: Two-year-olds don’t care how busy you are getting ready for the 17-year-old’s graduation from high school. Sometimes, they just need you to sit still and snuggle with them.

I just want him to wear a tie

Me: “You will look nice in a tie at graduation and every man should own at least one tie.” Tommy: “Why? I’m never going to wear it again.” Me: “What about funerals? You’ll need it for funerals.” Tommy: “I’m not going to any more funerals.” Me: “What about my funeral?” Tommy: “I don’t want to […]

Who broke Twitter?

Twitter has been down for ages. Maybe not ages, but it’s been down since I wanted to tweet “we’re going to have a new family member” and wait for a reaction. After that, I would have excitedly posted this first picture of the newest family member. Of course, after that, I would have joked that […]

Mom’s hearing things. Again.

Far more often than I would like, I wander around the room, staring at the ceiling. Sometimes I do this with a swiffer mop in my hand. I move slowly, my feet sliding instead of walking, while I stare, blankly at the ceiling. My children wander past and ignore me. Occasionally, one of them will […]

Versus

Last Saturday night, Doug, Tommy and I went to Versus. We parked for free in an almost empty parking lot less than a block from Versus. I would have preferred a fuller parking lot. Empty lots are creepy. Versus is just a few doors down from the immensely popular Nama. It is also right around […]

my first LAN

This will be easier when it is past tense and I am reviewing the results of our first LAN. Instead, it is nitty-gritty details time. The most important detail of all – we HAVE a babysitter for the night! Hooray for Grandparents. We have a designated room and the computer equipment to play Diablo 3 […]

I’ve got nothing

Natural disasters, wars, accidents, illnesses and George Bush. The news is too depressing to watch. I spent my day cleaning and the house is STILL too filthy for visitors. Doug made me a cake unlike any cake I have ever had before. I asked him to take all the children to Boy Scouts so I […]