Musings from a servantless, stay-at-home, cooking-obsessed mom
Posted in Musings, Parenting & Family on Feb 29th, 2012
I am wiped out. Done. Cashed. Tuckered out. Pooped. Fried’ish. Tired. Also, my throat is killing me, and I’m achey. International Day (at O’s school this morning; the reason for my having made the 100 meatballs and cut hundreds of paper strips for flags last night) was totally exhausting. Many of the kids were cute [...]
Posted in Cooking & Eating, Musings on Feb 29th, 2012
Questions: 1) In Bob the Builder, are Bob and Wendy dating? Who voices Bob? And why does he sound so weird? “I don’t like to wear a suuuuuiiiiiiiit.” “Wendy, did yooouuuu know about this?” Are the machines supposed to be case studies in psychological disorders? 2) What is up with the Nissan Cube? I don’t [...]
Posted in Musings on Feb 29th, 2012
our first day of heavy rain in ages occurs when: T is out of town and can’t help with school drop-off; I have a super-heavy Staub pot full of 100 meatballs and sauce + tons of cut construction paper to carry in plus Oliver and his lunch and school bags; I’m worried about all my [...]
Posted in Cooking & Eating on Feb 29th, 2012
Not even joking, I just got a come-on text from some random guy named Shay who works at a Walmart. I haven’t the slightest idea who this is. Upon receiving the mysterious first text saying he was still “intrested in me” (people, did he override his autocorrect?), I responded with a Who is this? That’s [...]
Posted in Cooking & Eating on Feb 28th, 2012
It’s as pretty as a Mardi Gras king cake but a lot better for you. Y’all must know by now how much I enjoy a good tuna-white bean salad. To me, it’s healthy comfort food, and I love its ease and consistent goodness. No surprises here. Tonight, rather than simply squeezing lemon over the top [...]