Did you know that if you trip and splat on the sidewalk while carrying a 4-y-o and an over-filled purse, you will feel shock and shame, while the aforementioned child will roll like Sonic and land on his feet going a full-speed run? Did you also know that nobody will ask the middle aged woman […]
Last week, when I assaulted the eardrums of everyone in the vicinity of Children’s Hospital with my plastic tree’s metal stand dragging the roof of the parking garage, it turned out to be the highlight of that day. Our destination was the children’s eye doctor who has taken care of my family since Tommy was […]
Despite my attempts to avoid letters to Santa this year, Amy took it upon herself to leave notes out from herself and Evan. Evan’s is fairly easy, although I am perplexed why a child who has never seen a batman movie or cartoon would suddenly focus on Batman. Figurines are priced and built for adults, […]
Our 2009 Christmas Card as photographed by the lovely and talented Kristyk. previous cards: 2008 2007 2006 2005
“I’d like you to meet H. He’s a handsome recording artist from a multi-generational family of talented musicians who has the people on your iPod on his speed dial. This is Cathy. She has five children.” “Have you met G? He’s the head of a University department who has been in popular magazines for his […]
While watching the Rankin/Bass channel aka ABC Family this week, I started mentally composing a list of my favorite Christmas movies. In no particular order, I like to wrap, craft and snuggle while watching: Elf The Santa Claus 1 & 2 (not 3) Die Hard A Christmas Story Mixed Nuts Fitzwilly While You Were Sleeping […]
After seeing the umpteenth car with reindeer antlers, I suggested that we Griswald our van with an old, ratty, artificial tree. What Doug heard me say, was “Decorate the car for the crazy wife.” What he should have heard, was “Let’s weigh down the mileage on the car with bald tires and broken tie rods.” […]
Cattle guard? Seriously? You really think it’s funny to mock a group of girls who are incredibly smart, talented and kind? These girls are honor roll students. They are in the honor society and key club. They work jobs and they volunteer in the community. One other little thing, they won every Color Guard competition […]
In the wee hours of the morning, I heard thunder and pulled the covers up tighter. Doug went to check for flooding and/or tree damage. Evan crawled in our bed for snugglies. When we all got out of bed a few hours later, we learned the noise was something worse than any of us imagined. […]
In what has to be a rarer occurrence than a Bigfoot sighting, everyone in Knoxville woke up to snow on Saturday. It may have been gone by afternoon, but for a few blissful hours, the children and dogs may as well have been riding unicorns down rainbows.