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My daughter just called and asked “unsalted butter or salted?”
I’m so proud.
(Not that she’s baking-she’s been able to follow a recipe for years, but that she knows about salted and unsalted butter and that the use of one vs. the other could make a difference in her final product.)
Alternate title: Yes, […]

I’m taking a poll, what do you think is the weirdest thing about me?
Seriously, I won’t be offended; I really need to know, and I’ll let you know why I’m asking next week.

At Easter I (finally) met my sister K.’s boyfriend. I introduced him to my dad and said “This is K.’s buh buh… friend” Stumbling over the “boy” part, unsure if they are “official.”
Do thirty year olds call their significant other “boyfriend/girlfriend?” It sounds very high school to me.
My […]

My daughter’s bedroom has the largest landfill closet in the house. And, apparently, she has been utilizing it as the fastest method of bedroom cleaning.
We discovered the problem this weekend, but really should have picked up on it earlier, due to our dwindling supply of bath towels and teaspoons.
A closet cleaning mandate was […]

Yes, really.
Those of you that know him, understand why this is funny. Taylor loves to read. He likes to play video games. He’s smart, and cute and kinda geeky.
His reasoning? “No Homework!”
His shortsightedness is driving me crazy.
He gets to pick three electives and wants to take World Geography and […]

I just heard thunder. Shit. It’s MARCH for god’s sake and I’m wearing flats without socks.
I had a great weekend, though. Celebrating a friend’s new job and a new friend’s 30th birthday. We had fun at Po’ Boy’s and no one one added any drinks to our tabs! […]

I just spent one hour, ten minutes and 37 seconds on the phone with tech support. One of my work sites has a malfunctioning all-in-one copier/fax machine/printer. And it’s my job to fix it, dangnabbit.
I love tech support.
The situation is complicated because the offending machine is in Kankakee and […]

WTF is up this winter? My daughter, who never gets sick, has been sick three times since mid-January.
Last time she was sick Chris took her to the doctor. He did a strep test and also a test for mono.
Reagan and I both were puzzled, MONO?
Her, because she had never heard […]

A mystery is solved and it’s drawn me out of yesterday’s malaise.
For several days I’ve been driving my friends crazy with this question: “Why did she honk at me?” Obsessing endlessly over an asinine, inconsequential occurrence.
You see, there is a mom, “Carrie,” that hates me. And trust me, she’s loony. […]

I’m drinkiing generic Kool-Aid, the red flavor.
Eating generic cool-whip from the container.
I was grumpy at both kids after work today.
I suck at Monopoly.
I have $1.92 in my checking account (after a $2.00 deposit.). Which, sadly, feels like a victory, because it’s better than a negative balance.
The mere existence of my dog is pissing […]