Update: I told Mom just now when she dropped off the girls that we won’t be there tomorrow night. I told her that I consider Matt a toxic presence in our lives because of his behavior and that I have…
Family of Origin Toxicity
Nanny Question
Wow—something I’ve never had to consider before. If someone has a nanny and specifically tells you “Our nanny is (name)” when you’re trying to get names for addressing holiday cards, do you put her name on there too? I mean,…
Yule Cards
Oooo! We got a card from naesa and normal! Which reminds me—we’re actually doing holiday cards this year for the first time in, um, a really long time. We’re making them ourselves, even. So please give me your address. Please!…
Thanksgiving Report
Getting Ready…
No, the house is not completely ready for tomorrow, much less the people who are arriving any minute now. And what have I been doing? Going through and rearranging my cross-stitch books and magazines. Oh yes, a vitally important task!…
Sleepy Sleepy
I am SO sleepy! Ridiculously sleepy. I will head to bed Very Soon Now, I promise. Or sambear will have to lug me there while I’m unconscious. And I haven’t even taken the sleepytime medicine yet!
Thanksgiving?
For the last few years, sambear and I have avoided deciding which of our families gets our company at Thanksgiving by staying home and having friends join us here. I think it’s officially A Tradition as of this year. He…
Memorial Day Memories
I’m tired. Not so much physically tired, because I’ve had a nice long nap snuggled up with sambear since the 31 folks cleared out of the house (okay, 30, we kept a spare kid for the night). sambear described most…