Wild Beasts
Three Random and Unrelated Things
1) Moo and Writer Unboxed are running a contest in which five people will be given a free pack of mini-moo business cards, and everyone who enters will get 25 percent off their order. (I love my moo cards.) Even if you have no plans to enter, go and read the entries — they are…
Read MoreFierce
I used to be fierce. Not as fierce as Linda Hamilton in T2, although I coveted her biceps. Just fierce enough. It took me a long time to get there, and didn’t really happen until I was in my twenties. I’d been shy as a kid and a teen, but a combination of factors pushed…
Read MoreA Plan
So it appears that I need some structure. Without the kids here, demanding to be fed on a regular basis, I’m just wandering around the house, getting distracted by dirty socks and trying to keep them out of Harley’s mouth. Order is called for. My new schedule — just so you know — is to…
Read MoreWhoosh!
That’s the sound summer makes as it is flies by. Can you hear it? The kids start school in just over a week, and there’s still a long list of things we want to do. More time! I need more time! But the time we’ve had so far has been pretty special. Long days on…
Read MoreBlast-Ended Skewts and Dogs for Rent
This is Harley. Harley came to us when he was an adorable puppy and looked like this. Now he looks like this. Harley has many positive attributes. He is firm in his belief that the only good squirrel is a dead squirrel. He thinks teenagers should have 9 p.m. curfews, and if their parents insist…
Read MoreOooh, Shiny!!!
I still have HIGH HOPES for this blog. I have a fun slobbering beast update all planned, but unfortunately the slobbering beast is making it difficult to actually write about him, as I am too busy dealing with the chaos he creates to actually sit down for longer than thirty seconds. I swear, he and…
Read MoreMother's Day Grooming Advice
Spoken by the youngest at a very early hour, inches from my head on the pillow: “Those lines there (finger poke) are they wrinkles? I think you are getting wrinkles. That means you are going to die soon.” Followed by: “Did you know you should always check your eyebrows for dead flies? I checked and…
Read MoreFinding Your Way
Sunday I went letterboxing. Letterboxing, for those of you who might not know, is like going on a treasure hunt in the woods. You have a map, and hopefully a compass, and you search for hidden boxes that contain rubber stamps, which you then stamp into your notebook. I had volunteered to lead a Girl…
Read MoreYep, That's a Good Day
Conversation with the smallest one: “So, did you have a good day?” “Yep.” “What did you do?” “I flirted. Then I tooted.” ‘Nuf said.
Read MoreRandom Woos and Bad Big Brown Dogs
I know, I know, I’ve been slacking. I started out with such good intentions, but somehow my three posts a week have dwindled to an anorexic one or two. I promise to be better in April. It will be SPRING! and WARM! and everyone will be HAPPY! (Those of us who live in New England…
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