When I was planning this letter, I was torn between two themes: The Year of the Dog vs. The Year of Big Expenses. They both pretty well describe our year. You could even meld them together to be The Year
Do We Have a Deal?
Memorandum December 10, 2010 To: My Family From: Fed-Up Carol Anne/Mama Re: Agreement If I agree to work a full-time job plus a part-time job to keep a roof over our heads, bills paid, refrigerator stocked and some other fun
What a Way to End November
Got a call last night right before my class that my dad had had a stroke. Got to walk into my class and let them know I had to go, take the final online, and I gotta go. I’ve never
Oh Christmas Tree
Three hours of work, two broken ornaments, and several veiled threats to stop the kids from squabbling. The house is decorated. Amen Sent from my Palm Pre on AT&T
$300 Furnace Lesson
After a pretty good Thanksgiving, and an absolutely fabulous Black Friday, I was looking forward to a quiet Saturday. Just a few errands to run, check in on my classes, do some laundry, etc. While doing the check in with
DH Breaks Toilet
Film right now.*****The toilet is fine. It was operator error. Sent from my Palm Pre on AT&T
It’s In!!!
It took over five years, but THE SECOND BATHROOM IS DONE (except for some minor finishing touches). Not since using the squatty potties in China has a flushing toilet and a sink with running water made me this happy.I have
The Second Bathroom
It’s almost done. I can start loading things into cabinets and get them out of the bedroom.I’m really hoping it will be done by Thanksgiving. I go shopping at IKEA for accessories this weekend! Sent from my Palm Pre on
Oh, Her Aching Back
Sydney’s not been herself for the past couple of days. Each day, she appears more miserable, and was starting to breathe funny. Plus she had a funky smell about her head that I couldn’t pinpoint. I called this morning to
Documentation
A document came in the mail today from the MN Historical Society. It was a copy of the death certificate for my Uncle Marvin, who had died in childhood. All I knew about him was that he was 10 when