Fireworks, Drive-In Movies, and Happy Holidays
I was afraid that this weekend was going to be a bit of a wash, as I have no discretionary money and couldn’t splurge on lots of noisy, sparky fireworks for the kiddies. Most years, we’ve spent $50 or $100 on small-gauge firecrackers, pull-pops, snap-n-pops, bottle rockets, smoke bombs, and the like. We didn’t have […]
Sheer, Unadulterated Fury
The woman next door, the one who accosted me a few weeks ago for raking leaves out from under the hedge, just stopped me on my way in from getting the mail to tell me not to plant anything on the verge today, as they are having a fence put in. I ignored her completely. […]
Ho Blinkin’ Hum! This Job Search Thing Is BO-Ring
It wouldn’t be so bad if there were something I could do, but there isn’t really. I go online every Sunday and print all the ads I might be qualified for, write my little cover letters and mail, fax, or e-mail them all first thing Monday morning. On Monday and Thursday I hit the job […]
Yesterday Was a Lovely Day
Despite the fact that I am still unemployed, I had a marvellous day yesterday. I took the children to the initial visit for the research study, and we learned a lot about the ear and its workings. I was also reassured that neither child has any hearing problems at all. (I was a bit worried […]
Mama Told Me There’d Be Days Like This…..
Actually, the morning started off quite well. I didn’t sleep entirely comfortably, owing to the sunburn on my shoulders and halfway down the back of my arms, which made it necessary for me to sleep on my stomach; still, I did manage to get about six hours of uninterrupted sleep after soaking for an hour […]
Ow, Ow, OW!
Okay, I am officially in more pain than I have ever experienced … this is worse than labour. I went out this morning to finish replanting the flowerbed alongside the driveway, and I got really caught up in what I was doing. I started at 9 this morning, and came in at 2:30. It wasn’t […]
Funny How Things Hit You When You’re a Single Mom
Today, I’m thirty-five. I don’t feel any different, really. But I suppose it’s some sort of milestone. The kids have been itching and uncomfortable for a couple of weeks, so I spent the morning with the kids at the allergist’s, holding them while we re-tested their allergies. Things are going to be changing at our […]
Back in the Swing
I took a few days “off” from blogging so that I could help my mom get ready for my brother’s wedding and so I could get some work done here at the house. I’m back in the swing of things now, and will be posting regularly to Blog Seeds and one or more of my […]
Is It Life? Or the Weather?
I just cannot shake this funk. It ebbs and flows a bit, as I keep busy or not, but it’s always there, lurking. It could be the weather. It’s been overcast and mostly rainy here since Sunday, though I did get out and mow the backyard on Sunday afternoon. But it started raining that night […]
Changes in Attitude … Changes in …
… well, barometric pressure, at any rate. There are storms coming in and out of our area this afternoon, and the resultant roller-coaster of barometric pressure, temperature, and humidity have conspired to keep me in a lethargic funk all afternoon. I really had intended to get a good bit of housework done, but I haven’t […]