where to begin?

Since my brain is a sieve, before going out tonight I made a list of things I need to write about. Here’s the list:

dead steamer

open field sitting
one more day
potter

girly movie

cleaning for the sitter
toxic dog farts

Oh, where to start? I’ll just take them in order.

dead steamer – The steamer is one of my [...]

not so super tuesday

Nothing terribly super about Tuesday here. It’s unseasonably warm, and raining like crazy. The warm weather won’t last. It’s just a tease. I’m hoping all the bulbs I planted are ignoring what is going on above the ground. I fear they are not that smart. I had almost forgotten them, until I saw a squirrel [...]

words to live by

Oliver has taken to telling me, “Don’t be too curious!”, usually when I put him in the car and go back inside to arm the alarm system. Apparently he fancies himself a man with a yellow hat. And I must have disproportionately long arms and a penchant for bananas.

His language development surprises me daily. Sentences [...]

new and old territory

New territory: We finally got the first offer on the old house that has been on the market since April. Unfortunately it’s not even in the right ballpark and the buyer isn’t likely to get there. Our counter is essentially “go away”. That said, it’s nice that someone wants to live there, even if they [...]