The State Fair was fun; we went with MFH’s mom. The day started with a Minor Crisis: in the morning, we loaded OLC into the car in her pajamas, and I threw an outfit into her diaper bag. Well, we got to the fair, and I changed her and started to dress […]
I just haven’t been feeling well lately, and also the weather has been more than hot enough for me. This is my least favorite time of year; I just try to survive it.
OLC is in a phase where she names things, and then wants me to echo what she said. Even […]
We were on vacation last week. We drove across Wisconsin, and vowed together to never buy a home that is under a HOA. Especially not a HOA that will let you paint your house “any color, as long as it’s beige.” We took the car ferry from Milwaukee to Muskegon, which was […]
One week of moving fragile and awkward items, MFH taking a load over and unloading after work every day.
One week of me packing up a room a day, while MFH worked late every night and continued to take a load a day.
One U-Haul loaded to the top, constrained by time, but by then I had […]
Another thing I’m looking forward to with the move is not having to keep up with the gardening any more. This house has flower beds all around it , more all the way down the slope out front, on the boulevard, in front of and behind the garage, and there’s also a small vegetable […]
This Mother’s Day column by Vox Day is one that I keep going back to re-read, when I get too worn out by the constant battle to maintain a level of civilized life in my home. He’s got it right that motherhood is not all cupcakes and cherubs.
I’ve quit my job; my last working day was last Friday, and on Saturday I crammed all my work stuff into the car and hauled it over to the office. So that’s why I was so busy last month. I gave my notice at the beginning of the month, and then spent all […]
These days, my life is like a big game of Candyland: I have a little marker for each of the projects that I’m working on, and I can only move each of them ahead a square or two at a time.
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OLC got her first eight teeth months ago, and then no new ones for […]
Things have been just crazy around here. First, our landlord was having five windows replaced, so we had to move a lot of things out of the way, and then clear out of the house for a day. The worst thing to move was our kitchen shelving. I had to box up […]
I am mostly caught up on post-holiday things now, and starting to make real progress again. This week I’ve been able to keep up with all the housework, and mostly keep up with work, but I’m really tiring myself out in the process. The superwoman routine is not sustainable. Someone at church […]