Category Archives: life as I know it

Bliss for Rudolf

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

Sweet Babou was wonderfully contrite after our little kerfuffle on Thursday. He apologized for being grumpy and out of sorts, and I apologized for being snide. He assured me my “loud talking” was only an issue when it was happening … Continue reading →

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Lip Trembling

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

Sweet Babou and I don’t fight often. Every few years we have a “big” fight, which is always weird because we subsequently can’t remember WHY were fighting. Then every few months we have a “pissy” fight. That’s a small tiff … Continue reading →

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This Sucks All the Goat Balls

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

I’m heading out for the visitation/funeral, and will be back later tonight. I am already frazzled so everyone send me anti-stress rays of profound calm. Or good luck for when I swing a right hook that’ll knock a bitch on … Continue reading →

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Loss

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

My friend Linda, really more of a “Aunt” because she and my mother are as close as sisters, passed away Tuesday morning.  It’s made it hard to blog, or to do much really, because sorrow & weepy have come to … Continue reading →

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May the 4th be with you!

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Today was not just Star Wars Day, although that is awesome enough. Today was also the day of the birthday party for my middle daughter, Stitch. Months ago, she decided that what she really wanted was an Angry Bird Star … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Stitch!!

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

My darling middle child is six years old today. She lost a second bottom tooth last night, so she is feeling quite the grown-up-almost-first-grader. She has also decided that she wants a “Roxanne Ritchi” haircut. For those of you who … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Sweet Babou

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

Today is the anniversary of one of the luckiest days of my life. It is the glorious day when my darling future husband entered the world. He also shares his birthday with Carol Burnett (who turns 80 today) so it … Continue reading →

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Trying to find a happy place

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

I am not going to blog about Boston today, except to say that people in the media calling this the “first act of terror in America since 9/11” are full of shit. There have been PLENTY of domestic terrorist acts … Continue reading →

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Don’t Blink

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

We were leaving a restaurant yesterday when it happened. I was holding the door open with my butt (as Mommy’s do) and the girls were coming out. Normally they all wait right by the door, because my crazy, paranoid ass … Continue reading →

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Did you look over there?

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

We had a really nice Easter last Sunday. We went to our church, wear Lilo, Stitch, and Spock got to show off their very sparkly/poufy dresses and accept their due accolades for their cuteness. Later some good friends of ours … Continue reading →

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