Ever since I was diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of living with the Pterodactyl, we’ve tried to limit the amount of time I have to deal with him alone. So when Hot Firefighter Husband’s work schedule gets all whack, I call in the A-team Sitter to assist in self-preservation. The A-team Sitter Read More
I took the iPad away from the Tyrant because she had Googled “kissing.” Note: she has now seen lots of tongues up close. Yesterday, she asked to have it back, but I was still traumatized and declined her request. She used her sternest voice ever and said, “Make the right choice, Mom, so I don’t Read More
What? Oh, hi! I didn’t see you there waiting. I’ve been busy looking for ways to upend my life. Because that’s what I do when I’m nervous. I’ve got some Guillot in me – Guillot was my grandmother’s name – and thus am a direct descendent of the Nerveenas, a group of women like my Read More
Do you read Part I? You really should. Click here. So yes, the Handyman reminds me of an Ex, who was also a brooding blue collar Hottie who liked Budweiser, smoked Marlboros, and had trouble sticking to one woman. Mmmm, mmm. I met him while working on the Mississippi Queen steamboat, cruising the length Read More
Reminder: the questions posed in this occasional column have been posed by actual people. Dear Savvy Sister, So the elapsed time indicator has passed 59, and the projected viable life span is about 25 +1 years. Warranty has pretty much expired on all parts. How do I keep from spending the majority of the Read More
Reminder: The questions in this occasional column are posed by actual people. Dear Savvy Sister, A few days ago I finally watched “A Beautiful Mind” with Russell Crowe. It was so powerful, and as we have a nephew who deals with bipolar disease, it hit pretty close to home, too. But to see what Dr. Read More
Look here for Holiday Chronicles, Part I. You should totally read it first. In the old days, when Santa still visited me, Christmas Day in our household was such an event, and like all good events, it had a strict schedule. We were up at 6, of course, my sisters and me, but we weren’t Read More
Oh, Christmas, so resplendent with presents, egg nog, ill-fitting sweaters, good scotch and red and green ribbons. As you may know, there are two arguments about why red and green are Christmas colors. Historians say the red/green association stems from a pre-Christian pagan tradition in which people hung winter wreaths of evergreen branches in their Read More
I made a pact with my mother and brother-in-law to stop drinking for a month starting Jan. 1. But yesterday late afternoon, I realized I had not taken my hormone pill because my prescription ran out, so I drank some wine as a medicinal substitute. At the time, I actually believed that. Since I’m currently Read More
Our local pizza joint serves dollar pizza and dollar beers every Thursday, and it seems like half our community goes to indulge. The kids run around like wild banshees, and the grown-ups chat and leave big tips for the frazzled waitstaff. We didn’t go last week, but my friend Brent Ashton went with his wife, Read More
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