From the category archives:

Pet Peeves

Holly throws herself under the alternative-fuel bus…

January 8, 2010

Holly has been doing a lot of thinking. Holly has been doing extensive investigating. Holly finds that the best solution to her problem may be installing one of these:

Holly has decided that a porta-potty, johnnie-on-the-spot, porta-john may be her only option. She has decided that this is the location for her new purchase:

Why would Holly [...]

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Quick to learn and slow to turn

May 1, 2009

It appears that the city in which I live is balancing the budget on the back of its hurried citizens.

It started a few months ago when road construction began…well, not the actual construction, but the cones and warning flags for the actual construction. A new and improved speed limit had been set 10 mph [...]

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Hey MENSA!

October 28, 2008

The kid’s meal at Chick-fil-A usually has educational books or toys. Most likely it is something the boys play with for a few moments and then discard. The books go into our bookshelf to be read later. The toys usually find their way into the trash or donation bin.
This week Chick-fil-A’s bonus [...]

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I can't even give money away…

October 9, 2008

A few evenings ago I received a call from an organization to which we have regularly donated money:
Hello! Is blog-Stedman there?
No, he is working.
Oh! Then I will call him back another time!
Is this about a donation?
Yes!
I am his wife. I can handle this. I will give you $50.Blog-Stedman gave $100 last [...]

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These designs make me cry, please hand me a tissue…

July 8, 2008

This is my tissue box:

Which is fine except really nothing in my entire house is that tealish-jewel-tone-80s-prom-dress-that-has-been-collecting-dust-in-my-closet-for-20-years-fading-and-slowly-rotting-away-greenish color. Lucky for me it also comes in this color:

Which is fine except really nothing in my entire house is that pepto-pinkish-chewed-up-bubble-gum-that-was-spit-on-the-sidewalk-and-trapped-into-the-crevices-of-your-shoe-only-to-be-deposited-on-your-new-beige-carpet-where-the-dog-licked-it-until-you-put-her-outside-to-clean-up-the-mess-while-your-children-created-a-river-in-the-extra-bath-by-building-a-sink-damn-washed-out-rosish color. Lucky for me it also comes in this color:

Which is fine except really [...]

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Monday morning potluck (if you dare)…

February 4, 2008

Today I am contributing cherry frosted pop-tarts gently toasted in honor of this historic time and place where Monday potlucks have its own badge.

Thanks to the mad skillz of Nap Warden my little potluck looks a lot yummier.
Thanks to Burgh Baby’s Mom for this fun valentine. I would like to pass [...]

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A letter pleading for mercy…

January 22, 2008

Dear blog-Stedman,You have known me for 18 1/2 years now and that has given you a long and persuasive argument that I ride the short bus in the technology department. You have always set up the new computers, TVs, TiVos, Replay TVs, VCRs, DVD players, Sonos, video games, and many other black boxes with buttons [...]

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Toy story…

December 26, 2007

Dear Toy Manufacturer that is a 3 letter word that starts with “C” and is not “DOG”,
Reid has been your biggest fan since birth. I have been on board until this Christmas. Until recently, your toys have been relatively tough with a decent price. This year Reid spotted your remote control [...]

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Pa rump a pum pum…

December 12, 2007

I am calling for a ban of the Christmas carol (and I use that term loosely), “The Little Drummer Boy”. My argument consists of this: it is awful.

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Random thoughts of Christmas…

November 28, 2007

Why does everything associated with Christmas that a family would use to decorate their home need a sign, “handle with care?”

I think I have found the underlying cause for 90% of stress during the holiday season–everything is either fragile or flammable. And they say Christmas is for kids. And I am already over the whole [...]

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Monday morning blog potluck…

November 26, 2007

Greg, who is now calling himself my blog-Stedman, purchased a plug in vaporizor thing to help with stuffy noses. When he plugged it in last night we found that it also had a blue nightlight which cannot be turned off independently. This is where I go all high-maintenance…a bedroom should be completely dark. No nightlight. [...]

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