On the flip side

Now that my in-laws have been out of my house for a full 12 hours and I have had a chance to sit back and gain some perspective, I feel I must acknowledge that they aren’t actually bad people. No, this isn’t a forced revelation because my husband read my last post (I doubt he [...]

A holiday quiz

In honor of the holidays and my in-laws’ impending departure, I’ve put together this little quiz. The answers follow, but try not to cheat.
1) During their visit my in-laws drove me crazy in my own kitchen by doing all of the following EXCEPT:
            a) Not actually letting me prepare Thanksgiving dinner, but rather allowing [...]

What I’m thankful for

I know it’s a complete cliche, but I feel the need to partake in one of my family’s many Thanksgiving traditions. Since I will not be spending the holidays with my family and am giving up my usual mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce in a can and Brown N’ Serve rolls in order [...]

T-minus 20 hours until they arrive

I would love to write a very long blog either about the reality check some of my students got today, the improving health (and returning smart assedness) of my father or even raving about my genius of a son who has learned to crawl, eat tiny bits of puffed snack treats and pull himself up [...]

A new word of the day

This last week has been really stressful for everyone I love. When we heard the word cancer after my dad’s surgery, we all lost it. We had to get it back together pretty quickly though, because he was being escorted up to his room. Finally, after hours of waiting, we got to see him. He [...]

The word of the day: CANCER

My dad had surgery on Thursday morning and it was terrifying.
As soon as the bell rang on Wednesday afternoon, I jumped in my car and sped off to get my son. We headed straight to my dad’s house. The trip from the babysitter’s took about three hours, which could have been a nightmare had my [...]

Not a real post

This is not a real post persay…I’m in far too foul a mood for that. I just want to know how in the hell anyone found my blog by typing in the words “Tom Brady Shower Scene.” Seriously, isn’t he like a football player or something? Why in the world would my blog come up [...]

It’s not a good idea to mess with a baby’s schedule

My poor son has just “adjusted” to daylight savings time and I have to go and mess everything up. When the clocks rolled back on Sunday morning, his biological clock did not. So, while I was enjoying my extra hour of sleep, my husband was up at 6 am with my son, who thought it [...]

A visit with the parents leaves me in tears

The surgery is officially scheduled. My dad goes under the knife this Thursday. When he found out about the tumor they told him they wanted to do surgery immediately. Tests had to be run first though. By the time all the tests were done and results were back, the operating rooms had already been booked, so we had to wait an extra week. Waiting to find [...]

H-A-L-L-O-W-E-E-N

Yesterday was my son’s first Halloween. And even though I know there is no way he can possibly remember it, I couldn’t help myself…I dressed him up. That’s right, I got him all decked out in a little dinosaur outfit and took him trick-or-treating. Now, before anyone chastises me for taking a baby who is [...]