We made the 7 and a half hour drive in a little over 9 hours, stopping every 60-90 minutes. I spent most of the ride trying to convince children that, no, they had to stay buckled up while I then simultaneously crawled all over the back of the van doling out snacks...
I have nothing against fall, itself, really. The weather turns crisp and cool, but in a refreshing way. Like a sip of ice water after a long, hot day. And the leaves are beautiful. And we have so many of them here. The colors really are a palette that only an...
Since we moved out here to the middle-of-nowhere to avoid expensive city-rent, we’ve encountered some things we weren’t expecting. Like the orange water. Country water out here is H-A-R-D. So we bought a water softener. Like the moldy walls. The trees here...
Clean out your couch! (Reminiscent of the “Bring out your dead!”, Monte Python-style.) I actually DO clean out the couch cushions at least on a monthly basis. So keep that in mind when you behold the following: That’s right, we’ve got one foam...
Even so that he deemed it appropriate to bless me with MY VERY FAVORITE COMFORT FOOD in the midst of a THERE’S-NOTHING-IN-THE-HOUSE-I-WANT-TO-EAT drought. Observe what I was able to obtain for a grand total of NEGATIVE $1.10 at my CVS run tonight: Ignore the...
