Today is our FIRST OFFICIAL COLLEGE VISIT OMG.  [The kid went to an info session at U-M last summer, but missed the tour.  And he did that alone.  This is the first family trip to do this ( Read more... )

Every year, the japanese teacher at my son's school auctions off a dinner. Win it, and she'll come to your house and make a japanese dinner for 8. Or, more accurately, for 20. Our pals won the bidding war this year, and invited us to join them last night. We played cards in the kitchen for two hours while she cooked up a storm, telling us about ( Read more... )

My cat has allergies, and even though I KNOW she has allergies, I fret when she sneezes and horks because I feel like I should take her to the vet....even though every other time I've taken her to the vet for this, they've said there's nothing wrong with her but allergies. Sometimes I start doubting that it could be only allergies, because lord ( Read more... )

Kidlet's school has the game Risk available for aftercare, and after playing it there he begged us to buy it. I felt some reluctance because my memory of the game from childhood involved long, drawn-out games that never ended. My husband caved, and I have since used that excuse to avoid it every time my son asked. "Get your father to play; he's ( Read more... )

Someone on the boards was talking about loss. It got me thinking about my Grandmother (on my mom's side). She died about ten years ago. What amazed me was how long it took me to get over it--I still tear up thinking about her death. I did not see my grandma all that often because she lived in another state. But there was something about her ( Read more... )

Well, I'm probably a shoo-in for Mother Of The Year again. This morning I just turned on the CD player without regard for what was in the stack. Something unfamiliar came on...ah, must be Marilyn Manson. I've got one MM CD and I've only listened to one song on it. I briefly pondered whether MM was a good choice for Cranky Jr, but he was ( Read more... )