This afternoon at 1:00, I will be seeing an ophthalmologist for the first time. Oddly enough, despite everything we’ve been through with Meredith’s eyes, the word ophthalmologist is still very difficult for me to spell. Because it’s 194 degrees outside and I’m choosing to live simply this morning, I shall from here on out refer [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Cucumbers aren’t always cool.'
Don’t go chasing waterfalls.
July 15th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Cucumbers aren't always cool., Daily, Will it make me sick?
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The photos serve as antihypertension vehicles.
May 17th, 2010 · 16 Comments · Cucumbers aren't always cool., Daily, Will it make me sick?
So, I’ve got this happening on my front porch. And I’ve got this happening twice each week. I started my summer project. (It will eventually look like this.) And yesterday I made a blackberry cobbler. (It didn’t last long enough for photographs.) Seven more days of school. Only seven more days of school. ———————- The [...]
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I call you on the telephone, but you’re never home.
May 8th, 2010 · 12 Comments · Cucumbers aren't always cool., Daily
Last night Jeff presented me with a birthday gift. For the first time ever, we now have Caller ID and Call Waiting. I’m a terrible (TERRIBLE) phone person, which is odd when you consider that two of my very first jobs involved lots of telephone action. (While in college I was one of those people [...]
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Love and Rocket
March 23rd, 2010 · 26 Comments · Cucumbers aren't always cool., Daily
Since we last spoke, Meredith got sealants on her molars, we went to The Magic House, I had lunch with a friend at The Blue Owl, I met up with the high school gang for our Third Thursday gathering, I got my hair cut, I baked biscotti, I finished a freelance project, I ate some [...]
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Whatever happened to Buddy Hinton?
March 11th, 2010 · 12 Comments · Cucumbers aren't always cool., Daily, Just asking
Jeff’s birthday was Monday, and although we didn’t get him exactly what he wanted, we did get him a few small useful things. (Like Skittles! And Garfield Minus Garfield!) When he returned home from work on his birthday, the girls sat him on the couch and instructed him to close his eyes and hold out [...]
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Swinging dead cats and wishing for the perfect naan.
March 4th, 2010 · 21 Comments · Crazy Cat Lady, Cucumbers aren't always cool., Daily, Knitting, Will it make me sick?
I once made the statement that you can’t swing a dead cat without hitting a gifted kid. After saying it, I sort of regretted saying it, as I tend to regret many of the things I say out loud. (“Quarter Pounder with cheese, mustard, pickle, and onion” is an excellent example of this. Also, the [...]
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I’m knitting hats for tiny bald tarantulas.
February 3rd, 2010 · Comments Off · Cucumbers aren't always cool., Daily
In the past 48 hours, I’ve seen some pretty wicked photographs of birds with diarrhea. I have taken on a freelance project, and that is a very good thing. This particular freelance project is all about animals and their diseases. Tarantulas go bald. Birds have anorexia. Amphibians vomit. Meanwhile, I have about 4,392 things running [...]
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I like you as much as I like broccoli pizza.
January 25th, 2010 · 20 Comments · Cucumbers aren't always cool., Daily, Giving Stuff Away
Today I was involved in a bit of a passive/aggressive war with the school nurse. This is all I’ll say about that: I’m very sensitive about and very proactive toward Meredith’s vision issues. If you call me on the telephone to tell me that Meredith has “failed” your vision screening, laugh when I ask why [...]
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I’m packing a firestarter, Drew Barrymore.
January 7th, 2010 · 27 Comments · Cucumbers aren't always cool., Daily, Will it make me sick?
So, I gave the coach the hat on Tuesday. I gave it to him in a plastic bag to show that I’m not always a tissue paper/Rudolph bag mom. And when I handed it over, I said, “We made an extra hat over the break for your wife!” He looked sort of confused, but then [...]
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We’ve been searching for diamonds.
December 29th, 2009 · 38 Comments · Cucumbers aren't always cool., Daily, Shorties
Before I tell you this story, please know: Fluid Pudding has absolutely nothing to do with bodily functions. In fact, I like to pretend that my body does NOT function, if you know what I’m saying. Over the summer when I was diagnosed with a condition that has the word Bowel in the name? Um, [...]
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