On the left side of the sanity bell curve
When I was younger, my mom threatened to throw away all of the stuff that was left on the floor in my room. This happened a couple of times and one time she actually tossed the stuff. A few other times, she just bagged the stuff up and scared the crap out of me. While… Continue reading Cleaning the Kids’ Rooms
After getting surgeried, I took my pain meds like a good surgeried person. As one does. Unfortunately, the first prescription wasn’t enough and I had to call and get more. I was quite disappointed in myself. The pain’s gotten a lot better (It was mostly a gross ache, anyway.), I quit taking the meds and… Continue reading Wherein I Beat On Tucker and Had a Painful, Bad Day
Friday I had my first major panic attack complete with cold sweats, racing heart rate and general freaking the hell out. When I had my emergency induction with Cara back in ’06, a nurse with about as much skill with a needle as a lobotomized polar bear on crack (LPBoC) shoved an IV into the… Continue reading My Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery Story…Complete with Gifs!
Remember when I wrote that post about “getting shocked tomorrow?” Yeah, I forgot about it, too. And forgot to respond to Julie’s comment. Because I suck. Sorry, Julie. Anywho. I’ll get to the hand thing here in a sec but first I want to talk about the raging headache I’ve had all day. I’m talking… Continue reading Surgery Tomorrow
What’s pretty sad is I just now realized I haven’t talked about the Owlsome Readers program that’s currently in full swing at Cara and Ollie’s school. The reason this is so sad? I’m the Publicity Chair/Coordinator for the whole shebang. Dang it! Here’s a snippet (which I wrote) of the official press release for the program:… Continue reading 37 First Grader Books For Valentine’s Day
Have you ever had a friend ask you to read their book and get maybe just a twinge of dread? No? Just me? Liar. It’s not that I necessarily expect the book to suck. My writer friends are pretty awesome writers so I expect what they send me to be at least decent. Maybe even awesome. But that dread?… Continue reading Aloha Also Means Goodbye Book Review
Like shocked-shocked. Literally. With electricity. I’m not down for the shock thing. Ever. No, I do not want to put my tongue across your battery. (That’s not a euphemism though it totally should be.) Once is enough for me, thanks. That hot wire around your pasture? I am not touching it to see if it’s hot. Feel… Continue reading I’m Getting Shocked Tomorrow
A few months ago I got on a cookie making kick. My experience in cookie making up to that point was basically…welp, I had no experience. I also didn’t know how to make royal icing or even what goes into making royal icing. Piping bags made me shudder and why would you want to frost… Continue reading I Made a Fancy Cake and MMF (Marshmallow Fondant) Recipe
I have lots of feels tonight, people so you’re basically going to serve as my best-friend/therapist/sounding board/something. Just listen. Err…read. And if you’re feeling all TL:DR, you can get to the main point by clicking here. This is a rather long, ranty, gif filled post of awesome but I know some of you can’t handle… Continue reading It’s Not OK To Let Your Dog Run Loose and You’re an Asshole If You Do
When you’re a gifted, worrying, perfectionist seven year old kid, sometimes all that worry can literally make you sick. I figured listing out the things that WERE going to happen (but maybe she was worried they wouldn’t) would give Cara, my kid, a few less things (20, actually) to stress over. Seems to be working. Maybe it’ll work for you, too. Even if you’re not a seven year old girl.
This year’s garden had three unexpected residents: crooked neck squash. I like squash just fine (sautéed in bacon grease with onions, thankyouverymuch) but Cara and Ollie hadn’t ever been exposed to the vegetable. This was a “teaching moment” and the kids would grow to love the bumpy, funny shaped, yummy, yellow things. Little problem though.… Continue reading You’re Now Part of the Inner Squash Thing Circle
Ok, people. Let’s clear something up. Ready? I’m gonna kindergarten it down for you. Hypothesis: When you have an idea which can be tested. Theory: A hypothesis you’ve tested and your peers have tested and your findings (and their’s) have been replicated by you and your peers. Lots of times. Everything comes out groovy at… Continue reading A Rant: You Say Theory. You Mean Hypothesis. Stop. It.
