I read 100 books this year! Go, me ( Read more... )

The girl is laying on the couch, trying to recover from getting sick with the stomach bug this morning. The boy complained of a stomachache last night, but got better pretty quickly. However he had the virus last week, so I'm wondering if he just got a mild version this time while the girl got the real thing. Sigh. So we're bagging the ( Read more... )

1. My in-laws have the unique ability to really piss off their children. Behold, a slew of cheap Christmas gifts for us "because they couldn't do much this year," and a shiny, expensive new set of golf clubs they bought for themselves. My husband was pissed off about that. They sort of got nice things for the kids, but it's like they have no ( Read more... )

Let me begin by saying that I have developed an unnatural attachment to my designer handbag. When I got it at the beginning of the month from a street vendor in New York City, I was of course unaware that it was actually the REAL THING. My spoiled cousins have attached major status to this bag's brand, and now I have one. I've never had a bag ( Read more... )

We threw caution to the wind last night and went to Wal-Mart. Not only was it a Saturday night, but two days before Christmas! By all rights it should have been a madhouse, but it wasn't too bad. And the reason we were there? Because my husband and I put ourselves last on Santa's list and hadn't gotten ourselves anything. My husband, who has a ( Read more... )

We actually had a kind of busy weekend; well, busier than usual. My daughter had a special Christmas dance at her dance school, which was cute in the way only 3 year old dancers can be. Then we went out and did the last of our big shopping. I still have to get stocking stuffers; hopefully I'll get out one night or day this week (while my son's ( Read more... )

I have to say I love that new LiveJournal banner. So pretty ( Read more... )

I bought something for the first time ever on Ebay today. I got a Cinderella dress for my daughter for $1.04 (plus shipping). If you've ever been to the Disney Store (unofficial motto: the store that could make you the poorest person on earth, instead of the happiest), you know those dresses go for big bucks. I don't care that it's used, as ( Read more... )

Whew. The madness that unfortunately seems to be Christmas for us every year is mostly over (we still have some gifts left to give with close friends). Christmas was pretty much around home this year, without the 3+ hours each way trek back and forth to Vermont. That will be fun for next year. In the meantime, we went to my aunt's brother's ( Read more... )