edit: first off, i’m so PISSED because i just spent the last HOUR of my life (time i will never get back thank you very much) writing today’s post and went to publish it and it disappeared from my screen. gone. vanished. like it never existed. so i can’t promise this version of it will [...]
My Red Green Couch
Hey, remember how I impressed you with my housekeeping skills with the dust bunny that ate Tokyo? Yeah, well guess what? My cats want to show you their housekeeping skills and how mistress Katie AKA “THE WOMAN WE WANT TO DRIVE INSANE” reacts to their mad skillz. And by housekeeping skills, I mean WHAT THEY [...]
We don’t drink Pepsi, ho
Though Paul and I had a very enjoyable date last night in downtown Annapolis, the evening ended with us catching our babysitter with her boyfriend in our apartment. It was the funniest damn thing I have witnessed in a long time. First thing out of Paul’s mouth this morning when we woke up was, “did [...]
Cleaning Tips: If the Health Department Isn’t Coming, It’s Clean Enough
Excerpt from Chapter 12: If the Health Department Isn’t Coming, It’s Clean Enough If you live in a doublewide, a McMansion, a classic colonial, in the city or country, your home is your White Trash Palace, so treat it accordingly. White Trash Mom ‘s Cleaning Tips I’m sure it will come as no surprise that [...]
You’ve got a baby…in a bar…
When I discovered Aiming Low the other day, the first event from my own mothering life that popped into my head was “the bar incident(s).” Over the course of 72 hours in April, my then-five-and-a-half-month-old son got his first taste(s) of college life – I, inadvertently, introduced him to the bar. The first night, I [...]
Vodka Versus Lemonade
This post was originally published at Tales From LaLa Land in May. I am reposting it here because who doesn’t love a story about vodka? Last night I was naughty. The thought of cooking for myself after a long day sounded about as awesome as a throat-punch. I started thinking about Salt Creek’s grilled artichokes [...]
This is a Public Service Announcement from Aiming Low
They wouldn’t let me put this on the whole Public Broadcast Service thingy. You know, the “This is a test. This is only a test. If this was a real emergency I already would have trampled on my secretary’s spleen in an attempt to save my own ass. This is only a test” people. So [...]
Real Men Must Smell Like Urine
So… I inadvertently sparked an interesting debate yesterday over at thebhj.com. First, allow me to say the guy is a truly gifted writer. Anyone who reads anything there can ascertain this within the first three sentences of any post. His last one focused on his inability to get his son to change his underwear. It was very funny. One [...]
