It was one of those lazy, rainy weekend afternoons. You know the kind, where you sleep in as long as you possibly can, stay in your jammies all day and enjoy just being with each other. Well, Shaun and I were enjoying each other’s company. Mimi had disappeared downstairs somewhere. We got it in our heads . . . → Read More: When Parents Attack
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When Mimi started classes last week, she told me that she was really going to need a new scientific calculator. Not only had she been using her sister’s aging hand-me-down one, her teachers were encouraging the students to get the newer version. Perhaps it’s the cheapness frugality in me, but I have issues with paying over . . . → Read More: Uncalculated Chaos KT had been searching for vegan hiking boots for a few months. Little did we know that finding a sturdy leather-free boot would become such an odyssey. In desperation, she finally gave up and searched for a pair online. (Interestingly, she seems to share some of her mother’s reluctance to buy things over the internet. It’s . . . → Read More: The Unexpected Package It was one of those rare Saturdays when I had no absolutely no plans except to sleep in as long as I could. So it was a bit of a shock to my system when my cell phone rang shortly after the Crack O’ Dawn. If it had been the house phone, I would have sworn . . . → Read More: Fighting Dirty One of Mimi’s favorite foods is beans. She gobbles them down in any shape or form (Which can make life rather…um…aromatic…at times) Her most favorite beans, however, are my World(ish) Famous Baked Beans. As I was preparing to make a batch of them for the weekend’s festivities, Mimi insisted on helping me make them. She desperately . . . → Read More: It Ain’t Nothin’ Like Mama’s Vacations are a lot of fun, but let’s face it, they are also a lot of hard work. From the anticipation, the packing, and the endless driving to the disruption of routine, unpacking and loads of smelly laundry. I was so ready to be home when we pulled into our driveway late last night. This morning, . . . → Read More: Hiding Out In The Monster Closet My mom likes puzzles. For her, the biggest puzzle of all is tracking down those that have come before her. For as long as I can remember, my mother has been obsessed with finding her “roots”. She and my grandmother would write back and forth to each other, sharing facts, offering suggestions and just trying to . . . → Read More: I’ve Been Living a Lie It’s been a quiet evening. Our KT arrived home safely from her camping trip (with nary a bear sighting) smelly, tired and with lots of stories to share. After a long, hot shower for KT, and dinner and story telling for all of us, the girls went off by themselves for a bit. It wasn’t too long . . . → Read More: Kids Today When I was growing up in San Diego, my idea of chili was a combination of hamburger, onion, beans and mild chili powder with a few other spices tossed in for good measure. I was just as happy eating the homemade version as I was the stuff that came out of a can. When my husband . . . → Read More: The Spicy Side of Life As I mentioned yesterday we had out of town guests visiting last weekend. We tried to take them to see the usual Seattle top tourist attractions, but they simply weren’t interested. You see, about ten years ago, when we first met those two at a family reunion in New York, Shaun called Aunt Edie a “geek.” . . . → Read More: The Very Geeky Tourist (part one)  |
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