So we’re moving. Which is super awesome and all sorts of great (goodbye barely a one-bedroom, Charlie Bucket leaky chimney and rat-sized holes in the basement!). We’re also going to Phoenix on Sunday. Which we just found out yesterday. Aaahhhhh!!!!! Friday is moving day and just as we get that last box settled on Sunday […]
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Decisions, Decisions
It is SO difficult making decisions–you research, you sort, you try to make sense of things. But I am to the point where, despite the inadvisability of going out into crowded public spaces with a compromised immune system, I’m tempted to march into a purveyor of women’s undergarments and say, “Please help me. I have […]
The Great Jammie Wear Out of 2010
It is official–I have worn out every pair of pajamas I own. This is no mean feat as I have oodles of jimmy jams from all of you nice people who sent them to me last year (thanks!). But I don’t have a single pair now that does not have holes, thin spots, fading, stretching, […]
I Think I Might Be Cheating On My Tea Company
It is no secret that I am a ginormous tea fan. There are so many wonderful things about tea — it’s good for you, tasty, and sometimes even has caffeine in it, the miracle of modern civilization. There’s something about the whole process too that is just so zen-like and appealing — selecting the tea […]
My Life As a Horse Thief, Part II
So I wanted a pony or horse and loved them and couldn’t figure out how I had missed out on Sundae because I’d been too small to appreciate her. I took some riding lessons, but found going around inside a barn while a lady shouted at me and spending an hour cleaning tack and things […]
My Life As a Horse Thief, Part I
To understand how I came to be a horse thief, we have to start at the beginning of the story. When I was wee, my father acquired a sleigh. He went to a local pony owner and asked if he could rent the pony to pull the sleigh. The guy said, “No, but I’ll give […]