Going out with a phhhtthhhbbbttt

It’s the last day of NaBloPoMo, but instead of writing a celebratory post and all of that, I’m going to have to be short so I can go take care of Bug.
My sick kid radar was peaked first when he was kind of draggy after school, but then when I told him we were going [...]

The post that should have been

Yesterday morning was fraught with hilarity, I tell you. Fraught. I could recount it wittingly, except that it happened, like, 30 hours ago, so let’s get real about my memory capabilities. Instead, I’ll give highlights:
Bug had oatmeal for the very first time, and he kept calling it “hot cereal” or “hot breakfast” [...]

Good vs. Bad

It’s a beautiful, clear, blue-skied day.
I held a baby with pink eye this morning for about 20 minutes, and now my eye itches.
The Lorso, Bug and I all got to spend the morning together, getting ready for work and school while listening to A Charlie Brown Christmas.
My house is a mess. Again.
Bug has [...]

Limping towards the finish line with lots of CAPS LOCK

When I joined NaBloPoMo, I noticed that I had a harder time coming up with a post each day for a while. True, I already posted daily, but since I was now being watched and there were prizes on the line, my brain turned to oatmeal and I was incapable of stringing more than [...]

All out

I’m going to let someone else be entertaining for me today, because I had a rather bad sleepless night last night and am feeling kind of low and down other such SAD AND DEPRESSING THINGS. Hooray! Don’t you love reading my blog! It’s the quicker picker upper!
Anyway, particularly funny [...]

Also, I am unshowered and still in my pajamas as I write this.

Wow, I’m in a mood today. It’s not a bad or a good one, it’s just a strange one. It may be because I’m cleaning, which in the end makes me happy, but during makes me crazy. Also, there are chemicals and dust and sketchy fumes involved.
To give you an example of [...]

Ladies and Gentlemen, Our Backyard.

And to think, we were going to just rake those leaves right up and put them in bags.

But then the Lorso decreed, “No! We shalt not rake the leaves into piles! We shall henceforth create a small city, in which there will be coffeeshops and libraries and grocery stores and a Moe’s, and [...]

Mayday

I need a holiday from my holiday. I’m glad to see family and all, but after a while ALL THE THOUGHTS IN MY HEAD ARE IN CAPS LOCK BEGGING FOR ME TO SHOUT THEM OUT LOUD. Fortunately my self-control wins out. Most of the time.
Also, I’m beginning to wonder if having [...]

I am thankful…

…for turkey, party mashed potatoes, cornbread dressing, and pumpkin spice cake with cream cheese. And for fairly good metabolism.
…for big clawfoot bathtubs and the grandparents who have them.
…for the rain in North Carolina. They needed it as badly as we do.
…that my family didn’t in fact die from the meatloaf that I made [...]

A better writer could probably link this hodge podge into a coherent post

1. My Snapshot Archive will soon be no more. This is because I am slowly approaching hull breach on my file space on WordPress, and need more room, so I am going to sign up for a Flickr account. You’ll like it, I promise! I can give my pictures catchy [...]