Ali has a new “musical nursery rhyme” CD that is her new favorite obsession. When we got in the car yesterday, Ali begged me to “please play new CD!!”, so I put it in, and the following song started off . . . There was an old woman who lived in a shoe,She had so […]
Cue the Twilight Zone Music
For a bit of background, our small group (6 couples) meets on Thursday nights. Currently it is hosted by Chuck and Lydia. We all start arriving at 7pm, and don’t usually leave until 11 or 11:30. Eleven out of twelve of our kids (who are all 5 years old and under) actually go to sleep […]
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 […]
Pre-Thanksgiving Haze
Well, I figure that everyone has left blog-world and is headed for Thanksgiving world, so that means that I can write a completely randomly generated post, right? Good. Because I (finally) got Ali’s cold, and my mind is only working on the random setting. I started to feel like I was getting sick on Saturday, […]
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 […]
Satan the Squirrel
My husband and I have a repulsion for squirrels. If we see one anywhere near our house, we both start getting an uncontrollable nervous twitch. We have anger fantasies towards them. The thought of a squirrel concentration camp. Maybe poisonous gas involved. Oooh – – or an execution lineup. I’m sure you’re thinking that we’re […]
Super-Glue Phlegm
If the title grosses you out, Please just go ahead and stop reading. Find another post to read. I have plenty that aren’t gross at all – such as Toenail Art! Now, for the brave readers. . .(after all, many of you have said recently how you like me being real!) I have had phlegm […]
Our Annual Visitors
To the Ladybug in Charge of Winter Home Assignment; Birmingham Embassy of Ladybugs: First of all, let me compliment your organization skills. To be able to organize 44 ladybugs to all show up in one place at the same time is quite impressive. It reminds me of the flash mob craze, except without the internet […]
Early Learning FAIL.
Ali and I went to Barnes and Noble today so that she could enter into Ali-Heaven for a few precious moments:(I’m starting to think we should get her a train table rather than a play kitchen for Christmas. So much for reinforcing gender stereotypes.) Anyway, they of course have tons of toys for sale around […]
Football, Sticky Insides, and Bizarrity
Today was the Alabama/Kentucky game. I had major trouble focusing becausea) I really think it was a boring game (or at least for a non-die-hard-fan), andb) I was soooooooo sleepy. I am pretty positive that the reason for my sleepiness was this:Yes, last night, Chris and I had a FABULOUS meal at The Melting Pot […]