Archive for November 2007

My friend, a fellow working mom, received this gem today from her child’s homeroom mother: Hello Ladies It’s that time of year again when our schedules are hectic but fun. You are included on this mailing list because you have volunteered and we have accepted that you will help with the Class Holiday Party. The Holiday [...]

Or “How I Accidentally Signed Up for Online Dating – What a Trip!” So back in early October a friend of mine was checking out my recent blog posts and wrote to me saying he was concerned that my writing made it seem that I was unhappy and adrift in my life, that one would [...]

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you know that The Ex pops up in my writing now and then; he’s still — and will always be — a part of my life because of our kids. While I admit to a few snarky comments, I haven’t written about my divorce per se [...]

Dear Diary, I just had to write today about my new appliance — you know, the one that I just CAN’T BELIEVE I spent $140 on yesterday! I mean, I had read about these in all the women’s magazines and how good they were, but I had no idea what I was missing. I’ve been [...]

Chapter 8,231 from “Kids Say the Darndest Things”: My 6-year old told me yesterday he had something funny to tell me. “Mom, what if a bug ate your uvula?! Ha, ha, ha!” I wish I could’ve captured the stunned Holy Crap, What Just Came out of My Child’s Mouth?! expression because it took me a few [...]

While I was obsessively checking my blog stats at work/home/work/work/home/in the shower car closet store yesterday I noticed a few visits here from Babble.com. Babble? I love to babble! I just didn’t realize how much until I saw that they like me, too — or at least they like my blog, as profiled in this [...]

Friends, I know I’ve been a bad blogger these last few days; frankly, I’ve been overwhelmed with the more mundane aspects of life, and especially in dealing with Drama Girl’s sleep-deprived antics and meltdowns. She slept better the last few days, but continued to whine, sob, become non-communicative, and droop around like T-Rex’ T-Rex. (Remember him? He’s still on [...]