So yesterday was April Fool’s Day, which, if you’re a parent, consists of being told all sorts of nonsense by your kids, followed by the chant, “April Fool’s Day!” about 408, 937 times. (Like I don’t spend enough time being foolish, attempting to keep order in a house of 8 people…) Yesterday was also Saturday, […]
A Near CATastrophe
TGIF, right? It started out like a beautiful, peaceful Friday morning. I dropped the kids off at school –on time, no less… GO ME!- and headed back into the house with #6. The plan was to take advantage of the warm sunshine by planting some flowers and enjoying the great outdoors. But you know how […]
I Can’t Take The Pet-tiness
“Get a pet, they said. Kids love pets, they said.” RIGHT… Before I tell you about this morning’s crisis, I need to explain how we got to this point. So bear with me as I dig back a few years… The Captain and I are devoted animal lovers. We celebrated our engagement by adopting a […]
Let’s Not Be Catty
November 23, 2013 Memo From Management to Fellow Management & Employees: re: Company Feline Protocol ____________________________________________________ We are writing in order to update you regarding our new policy concerning the company’s feline entity, who shall for the purpose of this memo be referred to simply as “the cat”. A formal complaint has been lodged by “the […]
