Archive for July, 2005
I promised myself I wouldn’t do this…
…but this mother crossed a line, and I have to rant about it.
I took Tacy to the pool today. Beyond the multitudes of empty threats I overheard, there was a woman whose actions - no, her INactions - just blew me away.
Her kid - who couldn’t swim - climbed to the top of the slide, […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on July 31st, 2005 tagged Daring you to disagree, Home on the range | 1 Comment »
Going buggy, Part 2
I gave up. I called a pest control specialist. And I am so glad that I did.
He sprayed the whole house. Scared out a HUGE wolf spider in the basement, and several earwigs in the kitchen. I didn’t even know what an earwig was. Killed two wasps nests hidden in the eaves. And showed me […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on July 29th, 2005 tagged Home on the range | Comment now »
How do I love thee?
CJ, I love you for learning how to pull the burp cloth off my head all by yourself when we play Peekaboo.
Tacy, I love you for affectionately patting my back and rubbing my arm, comforting me as if our roles were reversed.
Kyle, I love you for saving that baby bunny from our basement window well.
Published by mothergoosemouse on July 27th, 2005 tagged Kids say the darnedest things, Miss Goosie, Miss Mousie, The king of beers | Comment now »
Repeat ad nauseum
What do you say?
How do you ask?
Is that a “yes, please” or a “no, thank you”?
Just one bite.
Put the lid down first, THEN flush.
Color ONLY on the paper.
Do you need to go sit on the steps?
Published by mothergoosemouse on July 22nd, 2005 tagged Kids say the darnedest things, Miss Goosie, Who me? | Comment now »
Going buggy
I never once found an insect in our apartment in New York, nor in our apartment in New Jersey. We didn’t even have screens on the windows (one of the many weirdnesses of that area), but I opened them regularly and never once did a bug come in. We didn’t live up in the stratosphere […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on July 21st, 2005 tagged Home on the range, Inside the Beltway, The city that never sleeps | Comment now »
Look at that smirk
Published by mothergoosemouse on July 20th, 2005 tagged Look at me, look at me! | 1 Comment »
Clean slate
How in the hell do you clean slate anyway?
The previous owners of this house redid the master bathroom just prior to listing their house. Slate floors, slate counters, slate shower, slate around the soaking tub. It must have cost them a bloody fortune, and I feel guilty that I don’t find it as magnificent as […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on July 15th, 2005 tagged Home on the range, Who me? | 2 Comments »
The magic of coffee
I swear coffee is magical. The way it induces us to poop! It’s almost like clockwork. Sometimes it only takes a couple sips. Back in college, when I first started drinking coffee, I was also a cigarette smoker. A couple sips of coffee, a couple puffs on a cigarette, and I was heading for the […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on July 14th, 2005 tagged Kids say the darnedest things, Miss Goosie, The city that never sleeps, The king of beers | 4 Comments »
Now what?
I finally did it. I finally started a blog. I haven’t kept a journal in over a decade - at least, not one that chronicles my own thoughts and experiences. I’ve been writing about the girls since Tacy was seven months old, but those writings are for the purpose of documenting their growth and development […]