So yes–we went on a short trip to San Francisco–and had a blast. Mate and I went down Friday, had dinner at a place called Max’s in Burlingame, and generally enjoyed being adults, alone together. We had the television all to ourselves–it was a stunning indulgence. The next day we met friends–Andrew Grey and Karen… Read More

 So I’ll be honest–our lives got a little busy in the last week and I haven’t blogged in a bit. Of course, in the last week, we’ve had a couple of fun things. An old friend from high school came to visit, and I found the perfect chicken and waffles venue–after a lot of hard… Read More

 Wow. I had to do Kermit Flail, and I really don’t set aside a lot of time for blogging, but, well, there’s been some shit! A. You all saw that Big T graduated–YAYAYAYAYAAY! And then ZoomBoy graduated–YAYAYAYAYAY!!! *breathe in, breathe out* WHEW. Lots and lots of stuff going down with both those things–I’ve been a… Read More

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!! Okay, so I’ll be honest– I had two children graduate in the last two months, one from high school and the other from college, and I am PSYCHED. Just in time for a long hot summer, I am celebrating that two of my offspring are doin’ okay and a lot of my friends have… Read More

 Okay– so I’ve been trying to explain this for weeks, and this time I’m going to try pictures. I’m making a Granny Hexagon sweater.This is magic. See, if you make a granny square, it has 4 90 degree corners. It lays flat. But if you make a Granny Hexagon–and don’t compensate for the corners by using… Read More

 Things 2,3, and 4 were gathered around this afternoon before I went grocery shopping. I’d needed to root through my little shoulder-sling for something and I pulled out a ziploc baggie full of Hershey’s kisses–a thing I do NOT keep stocked because… *flails* REASONS! “Mom?” Says Thing 2.“Yeah,” I said, trying to remember what I… Read More

 So, without my consent or approval, my children have apparently grown. I mean, yes, normally we age at a rate of 24 hours a day, but in this case there are milestones that are sort of blowing my mind. The first indicator that children are growing is that Big T, my oldest, is GRADUATING FROM… Read More

 Nebula was unusually vocal tonight, because apparently that’s how furry psychopaths with murder-mittens get in the spring. So there he is, stalking back and forth from the back yard to the hallway, talking to us. “Meow! Meow! Meow! Come check this out! It’s great! It’s fantastic! It’s marvelous!” Youngest Child comes along and coos,  “BABY!… Read More

 I am… humbled, I guess. I was looking forward to Mother’s Day–Mate ordered me some things I’d really wanted, and we were going to order takeout steak and eat it while watching the comfort movie of my choice. I’d plans to go see bio-mom in the morning–we took her lunch and flowers and a book–and… Read More

 YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAAYAY!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow, did May get here quickly–and my dance card is sort of full! My oldest son is graduating from college (yay!) and my third child may graduate from high school. (Quarantine was rough on some of our students–if he can graduate we’ll be super excited, but it might not happen until August.) I’ve got… Read More