The title is supposed to be a play off of “odds and ends” but I don’t know if it will come off that way in anyone’s head but my own. Punny titles. Always a risk. Anyway. . . . Friends are fun. So it is fun to blog about them and the things they do […]
PTSS
That’s right – Ali has it – Post-Thanksgiving-Stress-Syndrome Surely there’s a prescription medicine out there somewhere that treats this syndrome. Of course, I’m sure that the side effects include itchy arms, liver failure, seizures, and possibly death. Maybe a therapist would help. Nah – she doesn’t have enough childhood for them to delve into to […]
Have a Spoon of Holiday Tradition.
Every family has great holiday traditions. One of my family’s seems to have faded out of existence, thanks to a bit of over-aggression. I miss it greatly, and I think I may do a petition to get it back. Spoons. Spoons is an awesome card game. If you haven’t played it, you should. It is […]
It’s Hard Work Keeping Secrets From Toddlers.
Chris got us a movie to watch Wednesday night to kick off our long holiday weekend, and he was telling me about it while we were getting Ali ready for bed. Then he said excitedly, yet secretively: “And I also got some more letter-after-O letter-after-O’s.” (pause). Me: “P?? You got some pee pee???” (Thoughtful pause). […]
I Swear That This Sweater Didn’t Look Straight from 1986 When it was Hanging on the Rack. . .
When paired with the rest of the coordinating “Children’s Place” fall collection, this sweater looked hip, colorful, and cool. It was too big for Ali when I bought it, so I tried it again last week and it fit. Only now, the memory of it’s coordinating collection has faded from my mind and all that […]
Satan the Squirrel: Quantum of Solace
So what could be worse than a squirrel chewing through my shower wall while I was in the shower? The squirrel coming back, of course. Once a squirrel has shown that he is able to EAT your HOUSE at will, there is nothing that chills your bones as hearing that horrible chewing noise. Termites? That’s […]
Tidbits From a Toddler’s Mind.
Hi there. I know it’s Saturday afternoon for you, but it’s Friday night for me. Because, you see, I will be in Tuscaloosa from early Saturday morning to late Saturday night. And I’m really beat from the day and don’t have much to say, and so since she did so good on Thursday, I thought […]
Deep Thoughts About Socks in the Single’s Scene
Everybody has them. They were married at one time, but their spouse managed to disappear into the bowels of the dryer, or some other unknown location. I just always throw mine back in the hamper, so they get re-washed every time I do a load of laundry. The hope is that one day they will […]
Eye Issues
Ali doesn’t quite “get” closing her eyes. If you tell her to close her eyes, she does what she thinks is closing her eyes. Which is this:But yet she thinks they are closed like when Mommy and Daddy close their eyes. Because Sunday night when we were doing bedtime prayers, she had gotten off focus, […]
She Thinks I’m Superwoman.
Be sure and check out A Dose of Humor, my column at 5 Minutes for Parenting! It’s a funny one this week (and one that I can relate to!!), from Amy at Flexible Dreams. Ali got her first jar of Play-Dough last week at the camping trip in her “Prize Pack”.She is amazed at how […]