Queen of Rambles

I have 26 minutes of battery power, so no blog reading for me tonight! I have to write an entry super-fast! I don’t know how people who live packed into a tiny place with lots and lots of people stand it. Why do they know go completely nuts and start shooting each other with high [...]

Have you all missed me? I’ve missed me. We’ve had house guests for three days. . . four day? I don’t know. All I know is that I’m exhausted and I have to be ON and HAPPY and SPARKLY for nine more days. I can only sparkle in very short bursts and even then it [...]

But are they really eagles? Maybe I should say the penguins have landed? Except there are no penguins in Sweden. Even if your future spouse swears to you that there are penguins in Sweden and you crumple your brow in confusion, yet believe him because he lives there after all, there are still no penguins [...]

We used to have such a good bed time vibe. For the past several months Erik would go to bed by 7:30 and be completely blissed out by 7:45. It was the rare evening that didn’t go smoothly. Now, though, he is hyped up and ready to rock and roll. Last night he was awake [...]

Once again, I am in mega-bitch-grouch mode. Yay! I had a period three weeks ago, but guess what? My body doesn’t care! It thinks it’s time to start the fun all over again. Once again, Body, thanks for nothing. I woke up this morning with such a horrendous headache that I couldn’t even open my [...]

My brain needs an off switch. More specifically, my sleeping brain needs an off switch. I’ve been having vivid, too-realistic dreams lately. Some mornings I wake up and don’t even know where I am because the dreams were so real. I know it is the kiss of death to talk about dreams so I’ll mostly [...]

Thanks to everyone who helped me try to figure out what to do about the in-laws. It helps immensely to know that it really is a culture difference and has nothing to do with me. It frees up my worry genes and let’s me know that I don’t have to have a perfect house with [...]

We have company coming on Friday and staying for two weeks. Yikes! I’m not ready for this! The Swedes are coming! AKA Mike’s brother, sister-in-law and 21 year old niece. Mike has made most of the preparations. The boy even cleaned up my sewing area and I’m not allowed to touch anything up there until [...]

Why is it honesty makes a person a bitch? My extended family thinks I am a horrible, awful, meanie just because I have no self-control when it comes to stupid forwarded e-mail. Send me a lame-o “you’re an angel and my very best friend, but only if you send this to 15 people” and I’ll [...]

Never eat strange M&Ms that have been left in your fridge by guests who use them as potty rewards. Just don’t do it. You never know if they are really M&Ms or some horrible, icky fruity flavored chocolate thingee. Conversation you never want to have with your son: Erik: Mommy, I want to look at [...]