After looking down at our dinner plates Duncan proclaimed, “Wow, mom, this chicken had more breast than you do!”
While I’m not particularly well endowed (is this a phrase that can be used for breasts? Or is it strictly for penises?) I’d like to think that mine are larger than those of a […]

Duncan has moved on from the why stage. That’s a good thing, because why? after every. single. thing. you say is really and truly annoying.
But do you want to know what is worse?
GUESS.
No. Literally. It goes something like this:
Duncan: What does the inside of that house look like?
Me: […]

There have been some fucking fantastic sunsets lately. I’m not usually the super oohey-and-aaahy type, but this one took my breath away. These pictures are completely unedited. Not even cropped.

Full view.

Zoom.

Too the right, over the hills.
Also amazing? The Kid started school today. He is a first grader. […]

Charlotte (the cat) brought a dead bird in for Duncan and I to find after we got home from soccer practice.
Charming. But whatever, it’s neither here nor there.
I asked Duncan if he’d get it out of the house for me and he said, “No way. Not me. I […]

We got Sea Monkey’s in April. First, they are still alive. That in itself kind of amazes me as every other attempt has failed miserably.
At first I was enamored with the idea of little freeze dried shrimp coming to life under our watchful care. But now? […]

The Kid has been obsessed with ‘army guys’ lately. Yesterday he spent the day at Ft. Lewis and came home in a helicopter pilot jumpsuit.

Basically, he’s so fucking cute I can barely stand it.