Queen of Rambles

Me, late in the afternoon: Did you even notice that I did my hair totally different today? Mike, taking a good look: Oh yeah. It’s different. Me: You’re such a man. How could you not notice? Mike: I was looking at your boobies. At least he’s honest, I guess. On a completely different note: Apparently [...]

Torapines and I had a great day of commando shopping in the biggest mall I’ve ever seen. The great applies to the company and the thai chicken pizza we had for lunch. The shopping itself was pretty high stress. The fall fashions are rather frightening. I wore vests in the ’90s. I don’t need to [...]

It’s hard to keep a clean house when you have a toddler in residence. I have never claimed to be a great housekeeper. In fact, I hate cleaning with a passion. I do, however, have some self-control. I never open drawers and throw everything on the floor just because I can. I never open packages [...]

It has been one heck of a day around here. Erik refuses to sleep. Just flat out and out refuses. I would say he’s teething, but his four new teeth have all popped through so I think it is not supposed to hurt anymore? I’ve dosed him with teething tabs and Tylenol to no avail. [...]

Rant #1: That Ka-Boom toilet cleaner that they advertise? It sucks. The guy pours a capful in a toilet that hasn’t been cleaned since 1812 and it is magically cleaned. I pour it in a toilet that hasn’t been cleaned in two weeks and the toilet is still dirty. Waste of money. Rant #2: More [...]

Lesson #1: Don’t ever bake chicken with the skin on it in your oven unless it’s covered with foil. It’s been years upon years since I cooked a chicken with skin on it. Actually, scratch that. I don’t think I’ve ever cooked chicken with the skin on it but we’ve gotten on a thigh kick [...]

My potential energy fizzled out after posting my overly ambitious to-do list. Surprise surprise! The Lazy One doesn’t complete ten million tasks! Read all about it! I did decide it was high time I put in the three hours of effort required to finish Erik’s baby quilt since he will soon be one, so I [...]

I am never going to get all my plans done this weekend if I don’t go shower off my latin dance class sweat and baby puke. Poor little mite puked all over me this morning and is acting kind of lethargic. No fever though. Things I want to do today: *Read a good book *Write [...]

I bought yet another stroller today. This makes number four. I sold our first one at the consignment shop and bought our second one there. Today I turned that one in and bought a different one. It is just so ridiculous to me that I have gone through so many strollers. (The fourth is just [...]

For the first time ever a baby slept in our crib! Too bad it wasn’t our baby. My friend, Karen, celebrated her birthday today so tonight was our inaugural Babysitting Swap evening. Her son is just one day older than Erik so I find it really fun to compare and contrast their behaviors. Erik is [...]