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Mummy

Duncan has an English accent that he can switch on and off… it never fails to make me laugh.
This morning he got into bed with me and wished me a happy Mother’s Day. I told him he was to be super nice to me all day and tell me that I was […]

Winter is Over.

It’s official. My Grandparents came home from Arizona today. That means that it’s spring. It doesn’t matter that it snowed on and off all day today. It’s SPRING! And I couldn’t be more thrilled.
We went over to visit as soon as I got off work, they are both tanned and […]

Blech.

Today has been… well. A day.
I got an email from the ex-in-laws and a money transfer for $100. Hopefully that’d do for a Christmas present for the Kid, they said, because you know, life is just so busy.
It made me feel like shit. Because, money? Money. Fuck […]

Grandma: The new carpet is being installed next week.
Me: You’re getting new carpet? What color?
Grandma: Almost the same color.
Me: (looking down at the green carpet) Hmm…
Grandma: God made a lot of things green. The grass, the trees. And by golly, if it’s good enough for God, it’s good enough for […]

my grandma is a bitch

I adore my Grams, I’ve blogged about her here and here. Last weekend I saw a whole new side of her. First, I heard her say FUCK. It was in the context of the story she was telling, and it was her repeating something someone else said. But still. It […]

overheard lesson

I was in the bathroom, doing makeup? cleaning? Something that involved the door open, and I overheard this from the living room.
A family friend : Your shoes are on the wrong feet, kiddo
Duncan : Mmmnf (shoes on the right feet is something he cares very little about)
My mom : Why don’t you show […]

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