From the monthly archives:

December 2006

Old acquaintance would definitely be forgot if I don’t get my sleep

December 31, 2006

I am fairly sure that this will be my last post of the year, unless something unbelieveably exciting happens, and as I think about the odds of that, I feel more than sure that this is it for 2006. I’d like to go out with a bang, but the odds for that aren’t looking great [...]

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The mother of all tantrums

December 29, 2006

Yesterday I mentioned that Caroline had spent the previous evening outsmarting some babysitters, which resulted in her not going to bed until after 9:30. Any of y’all without kids might think that means she slept late the next morning to make up for the sleep deficit…but you would be wrong. P and I always know [...]

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Who’s sitting who?

December 28, 2006

A few days ago, P and I were invited to a cookout at a friend’s house and then to go see Robert Earl Keen at a local dancehall. We gladly accepted the invitation to the cookout but declined the opportunity to go see Robert Earl because we are old combined with the fact that I’ve [...]

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Genetically inclined to look for the Merona label

December 28, 2006

Last night, Caroline woke up crying. I went in her room to see what was wrong and she just kept saying, “I want to go…I want to go…” I asked, “Where, where do you want to go?” She said, “I want to go to Target.” She is so my daughter.

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Danger Will Robinson Danger!

December 27, 2006

P and I have a neighbor who is…how do I put this nicely? Maybe slightly completely obsessive compulsive in all things related to his yard and home. For example, now that the leaves are finally starting to actually fall, he will be out in his yard with his power blower a minimum of three times [...]

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