I learned that word from the Academy Awards last night. From an acceptance speech, no less. Clearly, I had to look it up immediately. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ in·de·fat·i·ga·ble [in-di-fat-i-guh-buhl] ; adjective incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring. Synonyms: tireless, inexhaustible, persevering. Origin: 1580–90; < Latin indēfatīgābilis untiring, equivalent to in- in-3 + dēfatīgā […]
Time Passes By. And I am Mad at it.
I should always listen to my husband. You know, the hair guy? Yeah – the one who pleads with me to keep mine and Ali’s hair long at all costs. I really thought I knew what was best, so I talked him AND Ali into it. (Because you see, he’s brainwashed her as well, and […]
The Death of a Princess.
Here lies Ariel, Queen of the Sea. She was a good friend. A great one, really. Given to Ali for her birthday two years ago by her chosen future husband, Ariel has been a constant reminder of the love and tenderness that exists between Ali and Ethan. After all, every girl wants a sensitive guy […]
If Chris had Been Home, I’d Have Yelled Taverna.
I was getting everything ready to walk out the door. We had our Alabama Bloggers Monthly Meet-Up, and I needed to be there early to reserve the table. Usually, the kids are visiting The Grandparents on Alabama Blogger Meet-Up days, and not by coincidence. But every now and then, I have a moment of questionable […]
{Insert Interesting Blog Post Here}
This week has not left a lot of room for bloggability. Mainly, because there’s been a lot of this… Which has decreased the amount of this… And, more importantly, this… And has also sharply increased the amount of this. I’m also afraid that the snot sucker might have withdrawn a bit of brains as well, […]
The Stages of Blog Failure Emotions.
So yesterday during the kid’s naptimes, (also known as my only work time), my blog went down. Like, DOWN down. Like, so down that I couldn’t even get to my admin page down. And then – it stayed down. For sixteen hours. One can go through a lot of emotions in sixteen hours. 1. Denial. […]
Price As Marked.
Friday night… “You should get the Grouper. You love Grouper, and it’s the catch of the day!!” I scowled at him. “Are you kidding? It says ‘Market Price’!! I totally don’t know how much that is!” “Oh come on. You can ask if you’re that hung up about it. I’m sure it’s about the same […]
‘Twas The Night Before Her Birthday…
Some of you are about to gasp in horror at my detached and neglectful parenting. Others will congratulate me in complete awe of my remarkably inspiring accomplishment. Are you ready? Here it is. I made it 4 years and 364 days without ever sleeping in one of my children’s beds or ever having one of […]
Christmas Disillusionment.
Dear Mr. Stover, When I saw a display of your single serving treats in my local drugstore, I bought a couple for my daughter’s Christmas calendar. I purchased them because I know that you have good chocolate. And I care about this because I usually manage to eat approximately 53% of my daughter’s loot, and […]
The Hex of Chuck E.
I really should have known better. With all of the inventory in the world of deadly and miserable germs with which to build his arsenal, of course Chuck E Cheese would attack me and my family for documenting my experience at his House of Horrors. In fact, he probably has a voodoo doll in my […]