Monthly Archives: October 2010

Why won’t they let me sleep?

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

Lilo and Stich are old enough to play together in the living room, which is childproofed, while I snooze. But do they? No. Hell, no. Spock is still asleep. I could also be asleep. But Lilo and Stitch cannot really … Continue reading →

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly …

Posted on October 27, 2010 by

Hey y’all. Sorry I was a total slackass and didn’t post yesterday. For one thing, I was explaining to my Mother, using interpretive dance and kabuki theater techniques, that when I say things like, “she’s the Devil and I don’t … Continue reading →

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Stitch tried to kill me

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

I know I promised but I’ll post about the Cruella Conundrum tomorrow … I need to blog this first. Stitch caused a YMCA lockdown today. No one could leave with any child until we found Stitch. It lasted less than … Continue reading →

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Cruella Invasion!?!

Posted on October 24, 2010 by

OMFG someone hand me my Xanax stat. My Mom and Dad are coming to visit. Which is very good. The girls are beside themselves with joy at the imminent arrival of Granny and Papaw. My Dad always goes trick-or-treating with … Continue reading →

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Speak of the Devil …

Posted on October 22, 2010 by

Remember how I was ranting about the “sexy” costumes on little girls/preteens at the zoo? I am not alone in my ranting. It pleases me that it is a Jezebel article that’s concerned, not someone wailing about how kids today … Continue reading →

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Today is my Anniversary (well, yesterday … but the girls prevented me from finishing my post)

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

Nine years ago today my Sweet Babou and I tied the knot. We pledged our troth. We jumped the broom. However you want to say it, we got married. So I’ll take this moment to hit some of the highlights … Continue reading →

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The Asshat in the YMCA parking lot

Posted on October 19, 2010 by

You know, people are frequently asshats. But this morning I encountered a super-asshat maneuver, and the shitsack who did it is lucky that I had my kids in the minivan, and was thus prevented from getting out of the vehicle … Continue reading →

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Boo at the Zoo

Posted on October 18, 2010 by

Yesterday the Fokker Family met our sister-in-law, Annie, and our nieces, Sugar & Spice, at the Indy Zoo. Sweet Babou’s brother, and the progenitor of Sugar & Spice, was busy so he couldn’t come with them. It was a wonderful … Continue reading →

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Shit I think y’all should know

Posted on October 14, 2010 by

Hey there! My daughters have joined a strange new cult. In this cult, all bloggers go to Hell. Thus, my daughters are determined to save me by preventing me from ever blogging again. It is the only possible explanation for … Continue reading →

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Granny Fokker was here

Posted on October 12, 2010 by

Hey y’all! Did you miss me? Of course you did. Without my fabulousness to rain down upon you, you were all like little parched flowers in a drought, weren’t you? I thought so. My mother was here last week, and … Continue reading →

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