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Vomiting on the kids

Woke this morning knowing that something was terribly wrong.  Actually, I knew something was wrong while I was still in that half-sleep, half-dream stage in which you come perilously close to wetting the bed because your still sleeping mind reassures you that you are sitting on the toilet when in fact you are soooo …Vomiting on the kids

    Demonic Inhalations

    Mark and I took the girls on separate outings today.

    Mark took Kallan back to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, where she spent several hours doing all of the physics and chemistry experiments she was allowed to do.  They had a very good time.  And she got to eat a plate of …Demonic Inhalations

    Daniel Baldwin Schadenfreude

    Have you ever watched “Celebrity Rehab”?

    I ask because during the negotiations for the rental of this house in Lake Oswego, I got an email from our contact at the property management company with which we were dealing.  The email extolled the virtues of the lovely family-friendly nature of Lake Oswego, its fabulous schools, …Daniel Baldwin Schadenfreude

    Hang in There!

    Our back yard is enclosed with a tall wooden fence.  It’s a big yard, and Persie the Labrador loves it.  Our smaller bad dog Jack took about three minutes to discover that while the fence was tall, it was not short.  By which I mean that there are hundreds of possible exits for a …Hang in There!

    Toilet Sauce

    We made spaghetti last night.  Anyone who knows me at all knows that I am all about the easy meal, especially when I invite someone over for dinner.  I do not need the kind of pressure that comes with that moment just between when your guests sit down to the table and when they …Toilet Sauce