2016-03-19 18:53
I feel a little more than an ounce of pretention as I sit here pondering how to write a "comeback" post...(Blechh. Pondering? I mean, c'mon...) It's just that my ego is a judgmental bitch an… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
**Wrote this post a year ago and never actually posted it, but it seems fitting even a year later as I prepare for another Spring Break-ing.**Good Lord, someone grab me a valium and a case o… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Just as I'm musing over no longer feeling the motivation to write, Jax up and gets himself sent to the Principal's office at school today. Well, The YMCA's Mother's Day Out version of the Pr… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I know these QOTD's are trite, but I've not been too inspired lately. Unless you want to hear me rattle on about screaming tantrums, hitting, kicking walls and slamming doors. Personally, l… Read More
2009-03-09 14:05
Jaxson, looking at my many many freckles: "Mom, why you got so many polka dots?" Read More
2009-02-22 16:11
"...I'll take you to foggy London town, because you are my little gentleman." (Ten points if you can name that movie!) Read More
2009-02-20 18:40
After my workout this morning, I picked Jax up at the Kid's Gym, and as we were putting on his shoes, I asked him how it was."Great! Greta was there and I played with her. And I took her jac… Read More
2009-02-16 16:34
NASCAR is definitely back in season. How am I sure of this fact? As I sit typing this in the living room, I can hear Jax in the next room performing his own one-on-one interviews:(In loud Da… Read More
2009-02-02 20:32
Today's been "one of those days" with Jaxson. He's ornery to a fault, stubborn beyond anything I've ever seen, and when he's forced to go against his will, extensive damage is done to his lu… Read More
2009-01-28 15:22
"The good French lady has left us..." Read More
2009-01-28 02:44
We've just finished dinner and have been talking to Ryan about excluding friends at school, being mean to someone just because they were mean to you first, and all that other glorious cattin… Read More
2009-01-26 22:10
We just got back from watching the Chinese New Year parade at Ryan's school, a 5 minute long procession involving reams of butcher paper & a whole mess of First Graders banging drums and… Read More
2009-01-22 16:54
So I have this friend from Back Home, who as a girl was known to cause me to crap myself and crumple my self-esteem just with a glance. Supposedly, she never knew her looks could kill, but o… Read More
2009-01-21 22:47
It's Cookie Time at the York house, which basically just means a lot of anxiety for Mommy. Anxiety over how I am ever going to avoid eating these things by the ton, and anxiety over forcing… Read More
2009-01-20 18:59
In honor of the resurgence of HOPE, I've decided to come out from hiding. It's a new start; we've seen the dark before the dawn, and now's the time to sprout anew. Or something a little less… Read More
2008-11-17 15:04
It's been awhile since Ry was in daycare, or preschool for that matter. Years ago, I was used to warding off new germs she'd bring home, and although it sucked when she was a baby and alway… Read More
2008-11-14 05:36
And this is just the g-rated fun we had. Too bad you'll never see the clip of me swinging my arms and yelling/singing, "I LOVE TO POLKA!" I'm saving that for a special night with my special… Read More
2008-11-05 12:49
2008-10-15 13:13
This may come as a surprise to some of you, but I am not always the most prepared mother. More often than not, I'm the mom scrambling to find the last 2 socks, matching or otherwise, on the… Read More
2008-10-14 13:11
While this title instantly gets me humming that awesome Eddie and the Cruisers tune (anyone?anyone?), I'm using it in it's more widely known context, ie: Darth Vader and all his little white… Read More
2008-10-13 13:16
There's something to be said for testosterone. While at our "Family Practitioner" last week, seeking relief from the red, swollen, pocked and puss-filled tonsils attacking my throat, I came… Read More
2008-09-17 15:37
Ry has strep, and has been home going on 3 days now. The first day was fun -- a fresh breeze, my sweet little complacent sick child limply lying on the couch, wimpering with delight everytim… Read More
2008-09-12 13:46
The love appears to be everywhere my kids go these days, except at home. Home is where the love goes to die. Okay, maybe not "dead", but definitely in hospice care. Roll your eyes if you mus… Read More
2008-09-10 02:29
Four little words.Evoking so much emotion. Is it something good? Something bad? Something red and permnent and all over my walls?Lately, it's been Jaxson calling me to have a look at the ta… Read More
2008-09-03 14:55
Kitchen faucet and stop angle replacement: $400Rebuilding toilet and pipes: $200Replace dishwasher: $500Replace washing machine: $600Repair broken water softener:$300Servicing said Water Sof… Read More
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