Blogger has deleted Doug’s account, possibly because someone flagged his blog as spam. We don’t know for certain because they won’t respond to his emails. Doug has never sent an unsolicited email or made bizarre comments on strangers blogs in an attempt to get people to his blog. Without Reality Me as an outlet, Doug […]

The wire poked through and I attempted a repair. It popped out again. In pain and frustration, I ripped the wires out completely. Shortly after, one of the snaps tore loose. I gave up the battle and threw it away. Now I have one. Just one.

Almost there.

There is a squirrel digging all over the front yard, presumably to locate buried seeds. I wonder how he’ll react when he digs up the remains of one of the hundreds of moles that the cat has killed and Doug has buried in shallow graves.

A silly quiz and a Frappr map all in one day. I'll do anything to avoid laundry. I feel a cartoon coming.

Feminine You scored 46 masculinity and 76 femininity! You scored high on femininity and low on masculinity. You have a traditionally feminine personality. My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 25% on masculinity You scored higher than 87% on femininity Link: The Bem […]

Favorite Christmas Carols – Doug likes “Greensleeves“. I like “Hard Candy Christmas“. Tommy likes “Carol of the Bells“. Sarah likes She Daisy’s version of “Deck the Halls“. Noah likes “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer“. Amy likes “Jingle Bells” (and she doesn’t even know the Batman version yet).

Santa 2005 

Tree status – still waiting for lights Place your bets now on when it will be completed.

Today we will bundle up warmly and drive the sleigh up north to visit Santa. The more children are in the picture, the greater the chance of someone crying. Two children have the sniffles, so we may get runny liquid from someplace besides eyes. I am hopeful that this experience won't leave me in tears.