I must be evil. Not only have I sucked my mother into the world of eBay, but now I have pulled my poor, defenseless grandmother in with me, too. Now, my grandmother is over 70, the Webmaster is her tech support, and she bribes us with lunches and dinners so that we will be up […]

I received a piece of fun mail yesterday. My definition of fun mail is something that is not an ad and not a bill, addressed to me or someone else in the family, and from someone we actually know. Yesterday, we got a thank-you note from friends that we had sent a baby gift to. […]

I’m starting to run out of time. We are at T-minus less than 4 weeks, and I am starting to not be able to keep up with certain things physically. I’m not panicking… yet. The bag for the hospital is packed – except for my clothes and his diapers. I still need my clothes! I […]

I have received my bribe – um, customer incentive coupons – from Target in the wake of the Dreft debacle. Let’s just say that they are desperate – um, eager – to satisfy an unhappy customer who expressed herself in such strong and forceful language. I completely deny any charges of whining. Target again apologized […]