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Things I learned emptying and reorganizing our indoor freezer
Mirrored from Dailies.- When you’re down to the last slice-and-a-heel of bread, don’t eat it: just put it in the freezer next to the other five slice-and-a-heel-of-bread bags in there and promptly forget about it forever.
- The thought “Well, we could always use some more frozen edamame … I mean, we really like frozen edame!” while at Trader Joe’s is ( Read more... )
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All Together Now
Mirrored from Dailies.
When … you’re the only parent in the house / and you went to bed late, listening to the sounds of tens of thousands of football fans reenacting “Dude, Where’s My Car?” outside your windows / and the 3-year-old woke screaming at 0332, asking to come upstairs and share your bed, to which you blearily acquiesced / and now it’s ( Read more... ) -
Right in principle, at least
Mirrored from Dailies.
P: “Babies are expensive!”
Me: “Man, you got that right.”
P: “Yeah. They cost $54.00!”
Me: “…”
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In which news is delivered
Mirrored from Dailies.
First our newly-hired babysitter (I die a little inside saying “nanny”) told us her husband got a long-shot job in TX, and they’d be moving in five weeks. Yesterday, she told us she’d gotten a job as a substitute teacher and would need to leave in two weeks, instead. Tonight, she emails us to say she’s gotten a full-time ( Read more... ) -
Steam punk home improvement
Mirrored from Dailies.
The ceiling tiles we’re taking down in the basement might or might not be dangerous to breathe… but I’m going to dress as if they are.
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A religiously-versatile kid
Mirrored from Dailies.
Last night the same grandparents who had just given her a dollar for the afikomen handed her a loaded Easter basket … and this morning, I’m making a few of the hot cross buns with stars of David on them, for good measure.
Pascal was a piker; if you’re going to hedge your bets, you should frickin hedge your bets.
Also, I’ve ( Read more... )
