• Office vs. Guest Room: A Tie

    A few weeks ago, I posted about how Chris had bashed my dreams of a lovely home office to shreds with his cold, cold heart.  Since then, we haven’t really talked about the…

  • Office Space

    There is a chance that I will not be returning to the classroom next year and will be working full time for ClassMax beginning this June.   This is very exciting.   This…

  • Wheat Rice and Pillow Talk

    Last night I served asparagus, salmon, and brown rice to my family. It went over about as well as you can imagine.  But the worst offender was CHRIS!  THE ADULT.  I kept giving…

  • Desperate Housewife

    At the beginning of the summer, I have grand visions of myself as a housewife.  I will deep clean every nook and cranny of our home.  Each closet will be meticulously scrutinized, de-cluttered,…

  • Curmudgeon

    Saturday was a weird day.  We had to get up early to go to Bean’s baseball game, and we had a lot of errands to run to get ready for the Cub Scouts Crossing…

  • My Blooming Husband

    Last week, Chris was in tech rehearsals almost every night, which means he didn’t get home until about 11:00.  And I was fighting a cold, so I was going to bed when the kids…

  • Middle of the Night Shenanigans

    Around 5:00am this morning, there was a bump in our house.  It sounded like something plastic falling and it came from downstairs. I immediately sat straight up in bed and whispered, “What was…

  • 80%

    This boy and me? We’re doing good. I like him.  He likes me.  We make out a lot.  Life is pretty good. After almost sixteen years that Chris and I have been together (WHAT?!?!?!), I…

  • Being Married to a Dad

    When Chris and I were in high school, I thought he was hot. I loved that he loved his family and ate dinner with them every night.  I loved that importance he gave…