I had a migraine yesterday but went grocery shopping anyway since the boys were starting to wonder out loud whether adding a little Tabasco would make dog food palatable. My list consisted of two things: Excedrin Migraine Food, whatever. About half an hour into my shopping, I found myself at the end of the health… Continue reading »
Nov
06
Missing a few shingles? We found ‘em.
To cap off a year of medical pestilence for Yes,Dear, he is now besieged by shingles. What’s next for godssake, parasitic locusts? After his visit to the doctor this morning, we had the following conversation: Me: I hear shingles can be very painful. Yes,Dear: They are. I feel like I’m being stabbed in the side… Continue reading »
May
29
Care to join me in Mianus?
This weekend started with an incredibly fun road trip to Massachusetts on Saturday with Daughter and Friends for Second Daughter’s graduation party. Do you know there’s a town in Connecticut called Mianus? “There’s a church in Mianus!!” “Where are we? We’re 16 miles east of Mianus!!” My inner 14 year old boy had a field… Continue reading »
May
22
Now the fun starts…and a plea for help
We accepted the stinking &*^% offer. Once we get past the home inspection next week we can start looking for new digs, like I haven’t already spent eleventy jillion hours searching the multiple listings for the LAST YEAR AND A HALF or anything. Just show me a picture of a house for sale in our… Continue reading »
Apr
02
Oh, yeah…It’s also our 25th wedding anniversary!
As of today, Yes,Dear and I have been married for 25 years or 9,125 days or 219,000 hours.Gee, it doesn’t seem like an hour over 200,000. We hope to celebrate by getting an offer on our house this week and buying each other a new home. If that doesn’t pan out, we’ll go out to… Continue reading »
