Today I dropped o...
Today I dropped off my kindergartner at school an hour too early.We went grocery shopping before afternoon kindergarten and I must have lost all sense of time in the isles of the supermarket. Shopping with little kids is one of those chores that just can't end soon enough, but seems to take an eternity. So can you blame me for thinking it was an hour later than it really was?I realized my mistake 1/2 mile away from the school and had turned around even before the school secretary had called to inform me of my little mistake. I told her my excuse was that I didn't believe in Daylight Savings. It's against my religion. And if she didn't believe that, maybe she'll

At the Barber Shop
I love this new place in town. It is definitely a "man's man" kind of place, and it looks like a mix of an old-timey barber shop and a sports club. There are flat screen TVs playing football games at each stylist's station.

"Whew!" ... and some other falling stuff in our house
It's a good thing I didn't commit to NaBloPoMo this year. I'd be totally screwed.I have a really deep and insightful post - two of them, actually, that are half-written. And I can't focus long enough to finish them. So this is what is coming out on the ol' blog today.Oh, I forgot to post about this. It was too disturbing and embarrassing in light of what had happened only a week or two before to post when it actually happened. Enough time has passed. Now I can share. Don't worry, no one was hurt. Our guardian angels are working double-time, and they're pulling throu

Last night Taylor...
Last night Taylor and I went to a co-worker's costume party. Good (catered) food, lots of wine, a pool tournament, and a beautiful home in the hills that overlook Portland. I have never felt comfortable dressing up for Halloween. As an adult, I rarely do it at all. I usually don a hat that looks like a

If only swine flu smelled like bacon...
So there you have it. I'm pretty sure H1N1 has invaded our home. It isn't diagnosed and confirmed, but in chatting with my doctor, that is the most likely conclusion. So far it is just Waverly and Alice, but the sooner the rest of us get it the better - so we can get on with our winter and not worry about catching it. Am I correct in thinking that once you've had it you can't get it again? I'd rather we all have it now then when the new baby arrives in January.fevercongestionheadachechillscoughupset stomachCould one single virus produce MORE symptoms? I think this one takes the cake. Can we blame Waverly's newest outbreak of hives