Guess what we did yesterday?

1) Put down a deposit on a new Honda Civic Hybrid, to be delivered in November or 2) Adopted a dog or 3) Donated a large sum of money to Sarah Palin, to assist in name recognition (ok, enough politics from me already) Two of the above choices are true. Guess which two. Introducing Rosie! [...]

DNC in Denver, fin

That was one hell of a speech, one our children will be studying in school for decades to come. As I watched it, I felt an unusual sensation. It was warm and tingly…it was hope. I felt hope for this country, for the first time in a long time. Eight years, to be exact. Denver, [...]

DNC in Denver, day three

Hoooo-eeee! Hillary gave the speech of a lifetime last night. Impressive. She said exactly what she needed to say and it was good to hear. Now, if tonight’s speeches go as well (yeah, I’m looking at you, Billy Boy), I’ll be able to breathe again. I can’t understand how the polls are still so tight. [...]

The DNC in Denver, day two

Well, we chickened out and didn’t take the boys down into Denver today. Too much chaos and uncertainty to feel comfortable taking them. If it was just the two of us, we would have been down there in a heartbeat, if for no other reason than to watch Rachel Maddow mop the floor with Pat [...]

The DNC in Denver, day one

And I still don’t have tickets to Obama’s speech on Thursday. Sigh… We are thinking, however, of heading downtown tomorrow with the boys for a little hands-on civics lesson. Or not. I’m all for the education of my sons, but I really don’t much care for crowds, and as much as I love watching politics [...]

The long-awaited patio pics!

See, I come through! And eventually I’ll get the Pancake Puffs post written. No, really, I will. Someday. I couldn’t find any pictures of our crapalicious patio, and I went back two years in PSE. My eyes are bleeding by the sheer numbers of photos I have…and my brain hurts by the thought of getting [...]

Friday recognition

I’m sick of sitting on top of my cell phone, waiting for the text from Obama and instead getting oh-so-hilarious prank texts from my husband. Doodoohead. So I was thrilled to get a lurvely award from the delightful Mrs. V (who looks remarkably like my mom of 30 years ago) at Don’t put boogers in [...]

Yup, saw it coming

All summer long, day in and day out, A was up with the sun. Sometimes before the sun. Sometimes the sun would just look at him and think, “Why the hell are you up? I’m not even up yet. The rooster thinks you’re insane too, by the way.” And yesterday, the first day of school, [...]

Deja vu all over again

There’s green crayon melted inside my dryer and laundry is stacking up like planes over Ohare the day before Thanksgiving. Ahh….so good to be home. Sigh…

Last day of summer

Well, not really. A starts on Monday, J a week later. But tomorrow early am I leave for four days, so that makes today the last day of the summer!!! Can I have a hallelujah? Thank you. I needed that. I will now begin radio silence, as I desperately need to pack, get everything ready [...]