I looked at the calendar for the rest of the year and made this stunning pronouncement to the Webmaster: “If we are going to paint the second bedroom before we move the Munchkin into it, it has to be this weekend. Everything else from then on out is shot.” Yes, it is true. While there […]

The Webmaster came home one day shortly before my birthday and told me that he had gotten a magazine subscription for me as one of my birthday gifts. He’d bought it from a co-worker’s daughter, who was fundraising for her school. “I just couldn’t say no to a little Asian girl on crutches!” he cried. […]

Saturday evening, Friend, Doc, the Brain and Head joined us for dinner. Doc had had a really looong day fixing a shower head (read: six hours fighting with it), so they were very happy to come over to a pre-prepared meal, even though the weather was especially nasty with the wind and rain and dark […]

I’ve been meaning to promote this over here, too, but I’ve been both busy and sleep-deprived. My friend Juliet, also known as Girl With Flat Hat, has created a new blog, De Re Coquinaria, which she invited me to be a contributor to. It is a recipe-sharing forum. So far, I’ve posted three recipes, and […]