They’re getting fuzzier, but I still remember them.  Those days when I was legendary for losing my temper, for shooting off my mouth, for pissing people off. I once dropped the F-bomb during a staff meeting in front of a state representative who was cheerfully explaining why we were going to fuck all of our… Read More

Okay, Astrology fans– somebody tell me which planet or card or number rules transportation.  Then, if you’ve got the hookup and all, give them a solid punch in the ‘nads just for me. Today, the following happened: *  Mate got stuck in a granddaddy of all traffic jams before, during, and after dropping ZB off… Read More

I sorta kinda wrecked my knee a little– nothing doctor worthy, just need to rest, elevate, ice, and compress.  I bought a brace, and when it’s acting up, I wear the brace.  I did not baby it on Saturday, however, when I was wandering back and forth on the soccer field on opening day, and… Read More

* Note– I hadn’t written an Amy’s Lane post this month, and after I finished this one, I realized that it would serve nicely. So yes. I’m triple posting it in my blog, at my website, and at the RRW site. Please don’t get mad at the repletion, kk? Every so often, my switch flips. All… Read More

Squish, pinkening nicely in the heat.  Yesterday was Opening Day for soccer, and tomorrow morning, Chicken is leaving.  Today was sort of a lazy, doughnut kind of day, with a venturing out into the cauldron of hell that IS Sacramento so we could meet grandparents and Chicken could get one last chance to socialize with… Read More

So, I was working on a pair of socks for a friend, and I finished the first one. I had Zoomboy turn them on and… AUUUUUUUUUUUUGHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Internet response was terrific and sympathetic– I’ve been given virtual chocolate, virtual kleenex, and lots of virtual hugs. And someone on FB told me to “put it in the… Read More

*  Today was the first day of school… and the first day of the rest of my life in traffic. Good God–I’d forgotten what a time suck kids in different schools could be. So glad I brought my knitting! *  While the kids were gone, the dogs spent their time barking outside at the workmen… Read More

Last night, Squish lost a tooth RIGHT before she went to bed. I had no one dollar bills for the ritual appearance of the Tooth Fairy (whom Squish suspects is not a real thing anyway.)  After asking Big T if he had any ones, I was told, “There’s coins left over from cleaning out the… Read More

Okay– I typed that in there without the dash and decided it looks like a special bug–like an alternative universe millipede or something: Behold, the manipedis, terrifying arachnid/insect hybrids with a zillion brightly colored enamel toes! And on that note… Today was “last gasp of freedom” day. The kids go to school on Thursday, and… Read More

Okay– so I ended up driving a couple of people from the golf course to their cabins over the weekend for copious drinking reasons. Mate was my copilot, but because he was the one getting “beard”  (get it? Beer in his mustache, so “beard”) I was the one behind the wheel. The second time was… Read More