Posted in the Boy, family on May 11th, 2008 6 Comments »
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 […]
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 […]
Posted in bitch, family, 30 days of... on November 28th, 2007 6 Comments »
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 […]
Posted in amusing, family on June 26th, 2007 5 Comments »
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 […]
Posted in amusing, home ec., family on March 29th, 2007 10 Comments »
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 […]
Posted in the Boy, family on March 25th, 2007 3 Comments »
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 […]