And what a Christmas it was. It was the first in many years that wasn’t ridden with angst and worry about money…about whether the kids would understand that at our house it would be a ‘movies and music’ Christmas. I spent so much time worrying that much of the time I don’t think I really enjoyed anything [...]
Archive for December, 2007
Christmas 2007
Posted in Uncategorized on December 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Craig’s List Revisited
Posted in craig's list, pets on December 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Alright, I’ve said it before, but I’m going to say it again, I’m addicted to Craig’s List. For someone like me who makes a living finding grammatical errors and misspelled words, it is like waking up Christmas morning to 150 thousand presents…times 5.
I quit looking for a dog a while back, as I realize I [...]
2 in 1 day?
Posted in Uncategorized on December 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday was the annual Children’s Christmas Pageant at church. The Boy was Shepherd #8. Since I am a dingbat and completely dropped the ball and made him miss practice last, last Saturday, he didn’t get his costume until this past Saturday. About 8 o’clock, the Mr., who took the Boy to play practice and who [...]
Tagged by da Sista
Posted in Uncategorized on December 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
1. Wrapping or gift bags? One of my favorite things to do every year is to pick the wrapping paper and ribbons. Nine times out of 10 my wrapping paper will feature snowmen.
2. Real or artificial tree? Real! I toy with the idea of going artificial, especially now that they have trees that are prelit AND [...]
Chrisyub goes to the Beyooty Shop II
Posted in hairdos on December 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Someone, please alert the media. I’m sure it is newsworthy to declare that I have been to the beauty shop not once or twice this year but THREE TIMES. Two mystical things happened in my world in the last few months that have made this series of events possible:
1. My new position as an editor [...]
Ouch Chollie!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Times…They are a Changin’
Posted in The Sub, boys, kids, parenting, school on December 12, 2007 | 6 Comments »
So, ya’ll know how the Sub has been subbing pretty much on a regular basis since she graduated from college with a Bachelors Degree in Marketing and Business Administration and hasn’t been able to land the dream job. She likes it enough that she’s decided that if said dream job doesn’t come down the pike [...]
Rainy Days and Bomb Threats always get me Down
Posted in Mondays, kids, school on December 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
What a soggy, cold, uneventful day here at the Casa…clear up until the Sub (RCG’s new name) calls me and tells me that her campus is “pretty much in lockdown,” because there has been a bomb threat next door at the high school and all however many high school students we have are walking en [...]
