2011/10/21 @ 6:51 PM
When It Rains
Today I took Indy and Watson to go visit a friend. The friend has a big interesting yard with lots of things to smell, and since Indy spent time there before she developed CCD, she still recognizes it and gets a lot of stimulation out of being there, without any anxiety from being someplace unfamiliar. It is a nice safe dog park experience for her, where we don’t run the risk of running into a dog... read more
2009/02/20 @ 10:22 PM
Ways to annoy your teen #143953
Teen: Can you get out the milk? Me: *gets milk out of the fridge and holds it up for teen to see* Yes. *puts milk back in fridge* Teen: *makes disgusted noise* read more
2009/02/12 @ 9:32 AM
Inquiring Minds Want to Know
There is a teen who is tasked with managing the dishwasher. How many dirty dishes do I need to find in my cabinets and drawers before it becomes acceptable to stab the teen with a dirty butter knife? I mean, just a little flesh wound, not aiming for a vital organ or anything… Yet. read more
2009/02/08 @ 6:35 PM
Underthings… tumbling
Not only is today my daughter’s 14th birthday, it is also laundry day. Not the scheduled sort of laundry day, but that “Oh fuck, if I don’t do some laundry NOW, clothing won’t even be an option anymore” kind of laundry day. This is why I look like some sort of… goth wench pirate with argyle tights. Luckily she has a high threshold of tolerance before the “my mother... read more
2009/01/14 @ 8:52 PM
it takes a village
Today we left the house. *shudder* We were driving along and passed a street called Friendship Village Rd. kid: Do you want to go to Friendship Village? me: No. kid: But it sounds nice and friendly. me: I want to visit Mind Your Own Fucking Business Village. kid: THAT really wouldn’t be a “village” then. me: Mind your own business. kid: *silence* read more
