in a polar shift from my morning yesterday, today is as smooth as silk.. really really I swear. K woke up a bit early but politely, I let her watch a show so I could sleep a little longer but I still woke up early and got her ready for school... she was so accommodating … Continue reading am I forgetting something?

because I am so blah today I will not spare you the boredom of recounting my day... if you want to read the blah blog you will have to wade through it...I woke up, as I do commonly, to the kicking poking rolling hand holding of K who at some point had climbed into our … Continue reading blah

Yesterday was new years day for the world but for us it is Mike's birthday. That's the big deal in our home but as any of you with holiday adjacent birthdays will know its tough to share your big day with the rest of the world... We don't do much for new years. For me … Continue reading happy cake vs easy bake or a birthday vs the world

Yesterday I went upstairs to the kitchen to get dinner started only to find K (who is nearing 5) standing in the kitchen with a pen in one hand and a rolled up piece of paper in the other. She was heatedly talking at Mike trying to get him to sign her contract... What on … Continue reading my kid’s imaginary friend is satan…

since my childhood I have never really understood new years eve as anything but an excuse to throw a big ol party and get smashed only to have regrets and resolve not to do it again, or any of these other 7 things on this list right here (i don't really have a list, I … Continue reading happy new year

there is a dull smacking sound as Mike walks past and slaps my pj clad ass..."Can I have some sex?""What my pjs tucked into my socks are a real turn on, baby?""umm... you know in a weird white trash kind of way you're making me horny"silence....prolonged silence"is that gonna be your blog tomorrow?"with that I … Continue reading love life

The gift card... perfect gift or cop out? I am not a gift card giver... I'm not sure why, but I know that someday I will become one. I can already see it on it's way with Mike's godson... it gets more and more difficult to think what to get him (this year we scored … Continue reading The gift card…

as I read Giddy's blog this morning I thought back to my happy official doneness of last night... After getting home from a long day at the in-laws I came home put my Christmas Princess to bed then lay down in my cruzan rum sun hat, wearing my gorgeous Charles Rennie Mackintosh inspired ring, watched … Continue reading Official Doneness (the unauthorized commentary/ sequal)

I haven't blogged in days. Don't know how many. Maybe since my parent's arrived. Maybe since Mike started vacation. Maybe since K's school let out for the year... maybe maybe maybe... maybe I am taking a little bloggy break for the holiday season... I have nothing to report. Nothing thoughtful to say... I am all … Continue reading fa la la la la la la la…. I’m off