Dec 24, 2008

…And A Happy You Here

December 24, 2008 By

For those of you celebrating Christmas - or just wanting to see something cute while eating your Chinese take-out - a little holiday song by Cordy. (If you're reading the feed you may need to … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Cordy, holidays, Mira


Dec 24, 2008

Giving and Getting

December 24, 2008 By
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Today I loaded up the back of our Hyundai with several items for the Columbus YWCA family shelter. My goal was to pay forward some of the generosity that an anonymous friend had passed on to me, and … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: big issues, people who don't suck


Dec 23, 2008

I Happily Handed Over $34.99 For This Memory

December 23, 2008 By
SCAN0007

When we received an invite for a birthday party at the Columbus Zoo, I was excited at the possibility of killing four birds with one stone. (Yeah, I'm skilled like that. Two? That's nothing.) (And … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: clearly insane, Cordy, family time, holidays, memories, Mira


Dec 19, 2008

Haiku Friday: One Less Task

December 19, 2008 By

Remember last week?My efforts to find a goodphoto were in vainFor to send out aChristmas card, one must orderthe cards in time. Duh.I'm not that upsetOne thing off my to-do listis less stress for … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: domestic zero, Haiku Fridays, holidays


Dec 17, 2008

All I Want For Christmas Is…?

December 17, 2008 By

It wasn't until adulthood that I fully understood the stress of the holidays. As a kid it was easy - make Christmas lists asking for My Little Ponies and Castle Grayskull (I knew no gender … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Aaron, holidays, me me me


Dec 16, 2008

Even the "Relatively Healthy" Have Problems Getting Health Insurance

December 16, 2008 By

Now that Aaron has this (ever-so-temporary) contract job, we thought it might be nice to have some health insurance again for the two of us. I researched all of the private insurance plans out there, … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: big issues


Dec 15, 2008

The People Who Make Post-It Notes Will Soon Love Me

December 15, 2008 By
listpad

I'd guess that I'm looking forward to 2009 more than the average person. With all of the bad we've had this year, I'm planning to consider that big ball in Times Square on Dec. 31 my executioner's … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: clearly insane, daily life, me me me