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Yes, that’s right! It is finally cold enough here to warrant making chili. (Do you love me or hate me that I had to wait to almost DECEMBER before I could make the “chili weather” call?) You see, you just can’t eat chili when it’s 80 degrees outside. It’s unnatural. And? Gross. But, today! Today [...]

Is it weird that I’m addicted to my Site Meter stats? Seriously. It’s one of my favorite things to do … all day long. I check it constantly. I think I am addicted to the curiosity. Who’s reading? Where are they from? How did they find my blog? Did they read something specific? Hmmm…. I [...]

Things that annoy / freak me out and / or are odd (in no particular order): Those banking commercials where the person featured is the only thing animated, and the rest of the world is “real”. I never did acid for a reason. Please make it stop. Michael Buble. I just can’t get with this [...]

Well, I’m ready. The buffet is prepared. The countertops are cleared. Utensils have been borrowed. Food is being picked up. The house is (almost) clean. There are full rolls of toilet paper in the bathrooms. The dog has had a bath. The family can now show up. And I? Am ready for a nap. But [...]

I did a horrific thing yesterday. I went to a toy store. Now don’t get me wrong, usually that wouldn’t be such a bad thing. But, it’s now THAT time of year and I’d just as soon lock myself in my home than have to deal with the hell that is anything retail. That’s me. [...]

While walking through the hotel lobby, notice a man who is, uh, balding and state (at full Swimmy volume), “Mommy! That man doesn’t have enough hair!”

First, let me just say how absolutely annoyed I am. I got stood up for lunch today by a old colleague. At a halfway decent restaurant that I was kinda looking forward to eating at. I hate that. I know that things happen, but a phone call would have been nice. And, so… lunch ended [...]

Yep. Tomorrow Husband, Swimmy and I are off to Nashville for a family event. And, again, we have to get on a plane. But! This time? Less anxiety because we have proven that the Swimmy can fly with no problems and be properly distracted and amused the whole time. All hail the portable DVD player, [...]

I’m out of town. The first time I’ve been away from home (sans Husband or Swimmy) in months. MONTHS. It’s one night. ONE, people. I promise The Swimmy that I will call her at 8pm to tell her goodnight and I love her. Tonight, my dinner ran a few minutes late and I called at [...]

Well, it had to happen, I just had the timing wrong (I’m slipping in my old age). I had to be at the hotel for the meetings at 9am so I wisely left at 7:30am – the traffic here sucks and on any given day a moronic driver can cause all hell to break loose [...]