YUM

August 1, 2009

I LOVE a dirty little foot. I am equally fascinated and repulsed by feet. There is an urge inside me that wants to eat this dirty little foot- the way some pregnant women want to eat dirt or powdered laundry detergent.

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two dew

July 29, 2009

My husband’s To Do List:
Milk y Movies (buy milk & return movies)
Quaff Control (haircuts for himself and Nash)
Roach War (exterminate)
Auto Bath (wash car)
Textile Cleanse (wash clothes)
Otes Restraint (puppy with broken leg confinement)

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boys, girls and BOYS

July 28, 2009

Nash, my son, almost 21 months, is clearly almost two. I try not to buy into things like “terrible twos” (mostly because I really think it’s 3 that sucks) and “PMS” and girls are this way and boys are that way and women wash the dishes while men take out the trash- but I think [...]

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thievery

July 25, 2009

It’s one pm, time for nap, says mama to her baby. Just like all the other days in the past 21 months: change diaper, have some milk, turn on fan, get cozy, go night-night.
So all of that went down EXCEPT the night-night part.
We think we have at least two hours to ourselves, like usual.
We drop [...]

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breaking tradition

July 23, 2009

I want my kids to like me when they grow up. That’s why I hypnotize them on a regular basis.
But really, I want them to want to talk to me, not feel obligated or guilty. It’s so hard to imagine that I wouldn’t have a good relationship with them when they are grown.
I suppose [...]

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“independence” day

July 4, 2009

On Fourth of July, the day I like to think of as Lee Greenwood Day- I mean I just can’t help it, I know it’s supposed to be more meaningful than that but I thought about Lee Greenwood more yesterday than I did my husband- and he was in my sight all day. That’s how [...]

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foot phobic and fancy free

June 4, 2009

I’ve decided to be fancy. Just a little.
The other day I went to Neiman’s (I think that’s how you spell it) and had a big, eye-opening experience. I walk in wearing my not even very cute workout gear and head straight for the Jo Malone counter, because that’s the ONLY reason I was there. [...]

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