We are on day two of no power and day two of no school since a tornado or macroburst or whatever the heck it was came through and completely destroyed our town. It will still be a while before power is restored to our town, so we are at my parents’ indefinitely. And that’s fine […]
Life at My House
Not Your Average Shit Show Episode #397: Duct Tape Day
Some days you have mornings that go off without a hitch. And then you have mornings like today. HOLY SHNIKES. It didn’t start off that badly. In fact, I felt like the ship was pretty tight around 6:45 a.m. And then things slowly unraveled. First of all, I think I’ve set the breakfast bar a […]
My Kid Has Molluscum And I No Longer GAF
About six weeks ago I noticed a rash on Number 6’s arm and stomach It wasn’t poison ivy, and it wasn’t excema — I know what those look like. But it was odd enough and pervasive enough that I took him to the doctor. A couple years ago Number 7 had impetigo, and that shit […]
When Was The Last Time You Had A Lazy Sunday (or a lazy any-day)?
Life with kids is inevitably going to be hectic and chaotic at times. Especially once your kids get involved in sports and other extra curricular activities. If you have one kid in one activity that is bad enough. When you have more than one kid over the age of five that’s when things can get […]
Pool Boy? I Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Pool Boy.
We have an inground pool at home. I am the one who runs it, cleans it and maintains it. But we have always used a pool company to open and close the pool because I just didn’t think I knew enough to do that myself. And it’s a couple hundred bucks to open the pool, […]
Kind And Firm (The Origami Story)
This morning I was meeting a friend to workout at 8:45, and since the gym is super close to Number 6’s school, I told him I would drive him this morning if he wanted me to because recently he’s developed a little bit of car and bus sickness. This made Number 6 very happy and […]
