Archive for May, 2008
This can’t be happening.
One of Jessie’s friends is getting MARRIED. Today.
This isn’t the first one. Another guy friend got married and has a baby, and I’ve mourned several guy friends who have gone into the military (I’m just sure I’m going to see them on some pathetic TV show about the war in Iraq and they’re hopping along […]
Published by angelawd on May 16th, 2008 tagged Abnormal Motherhood | 3 Comments »
Economic Stimulus Feast (Food Porn)
How about a little food porn for you? The Big Guy had a tough week of church politics, and I had a week of heavy client deadlines. Imagine how happy we were to check our bank account and see that our tax refund had been deposited! It was time for a feast of sensuous, seductive […]
Published by angelawd on May 12th, 2008 tagged Joyful living | 11 Comments »
Kitchen shopping with my daughter
Jessie is moving into a new apartment at the end of the month. She’s leaving her roommate behind, so the packing process includes sorting out her kitchenware from Kim’s. And that means we get to go shopping!
We found an online site, Shopwiki, that searches for all sorts of kitchen and dining tools sold at other […]
Published by angelawd on May 9th, 2008 tagged Blogging | 6 Comments »
Newton’s 2nd Law of Dentistry
You may not be familiar with this branch of physics, but Newton’s second law of dentistry is this: a frantic toothbrushing and flossing the morning of your dentist appointment will not erase six months of neglect.
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I have a trick tooth that stumps my dentist every time I visit him. Remember the last visit? I had a […]
Published by angelawd on May 7th, 2008 tagged Joyful living | 2 Comments »
Margarita Brain Damage
Tequila makes me stupid. I definitively proved that as a young adult, but since I have a margarita so seldom, I forget about tequila’s odd effect on my mind.
At Friday’s Cinco De Mayo (or to be precise, Dos De Mayo) party I had two Margaritas, enough to ensure an ENTIRE EVENING OF HEARTBURN and “Catchphrase” foolishness. […]
Published by angelawd on May 6th, 2008 tagged Just Act Normal | 4 Comments »
“There’s a little white spot on Emo Girl today…”
No kidding. My dark Little One has shown a ray of white. Rather than sitting around writing fan fiction and listening to Paramore, she actually did something with friends this weekend. Twice.
Many of you might be thinking that this is normal 17-year-old behavior, and you’d be right. But my girl is a little different…a little […]
Published by angelawd on May 5th, 2008 tagged Mom of Teens | 6 Comments »
Go With God, Immigrant
I first met her through a note on the church refrigerator: “Ana Guadeloupe. Brought to the shelter by police. She doesn’t speak English and only has an El Salvador ID. Call Chicago Immigration in the morning.”
Our three a.m. shift discussed this while we made breakfast for the 94 hungry homeless people sleeping in our sanctuary. As […]