Scott has been teaching Devin to say that phrase in the smarmy Vegas voice in honor of me heading out thataway for a work gig. So things will be quiet here for a few days. I hope to come back with many photos. About time for me to start putting […]
Pete has a new home!
We used to have two dogs. I was heartbroken when we had to say goodbye to Pete nearly two years ago. I even pondered going to visit him at the shelter after we took him back, but our trainer advised us that it wouldn’t be good for him. So I […]
Did you know I could leap tall toddlers in a single bound?
Motherhood isn’t something I was born to, as that saying goes. I struggled mightily to get the hang of it at first. I was bowled over by Devin’s adorableness when he entered our household. His sweetness. His funnyness. His perfectness. All of it. But I was also very definitely bowled […]
My dog is mad at me
She refused to even touch her dinner tonight. She’s moping around the house. She won’t come into the office and lie down next to me. All because I can’t take her for a walk. Is it my fault that my husband had to travel out of town for two days? […]
Thick-headed
You would think I might have learned something from the last ten months. With one income, we had to tighten our belts quite a bit. After the unemployment checks ran out, we notched them even tighter. I gave up the extras that I probably should have given up from the […]
Coriander coconut chicken
London Grill Singapore: Kalamazoo We went on a date Saturday. Our first one in months. Because, ahem, my husband has a new job! So, yeah, it was high time we had some adult conversation uninterrupted by food throwing and tablecloth pulling. Although those forms of dining entertainment are certainly welcome […]
Goodbye to a president
I played hookey after all. How could I not when it was all so close? When President Ford’s funeral was taking place mere blocks from my home on a bright January afternoon. I planned to take Juliette along with me. And my camera, of course. Luckily I was able to […]
Here’s how much I pay attention
It’s impossible for me not to know that Gerald R. Ford is being buried in Grand Rapids, the city where I now reside. I’ve known this since last week. I’ve even known that his body will be laid to rest at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum downtown. I even […]