1. Geriatric People Walking
    We used to go out a lot. I mean, we had a live-in nanny for six years. If the kids were in bed and the nanny had no other plans…it was free babysitting. And that was back in the days when all three kids were in bed by 7:30. The good old days. But gone [...]
    Filed in The Husband, the girl behind the screen | 03-Jun-10 | 17 comments
  2. It will be a REALLY GOOD MOVIE. I Promise. Trust Me.
    As soon as I say the words, “hey, why don’t we watch…” I just know it’s going to end badly. And it’s not that I have bad taste in movies. On the contrary, I think possessing a certain, je ne se quois, mix of tastes that range from the stupid silly to the film-festivalesque, off-beat artsy; from [...]
    Filed in The Husband | 27-Apr-10 | 8 comments
  3. Prizes.
    When the husband is up working late and I can’t fall asleep, I do my very best to drive him batty. I force him to watch LOST with me and then I make comments right before things and people are about to happen and show up. “Charlie and Desmond in the water! Oh my god,it’s [...]
    Filed in The Husband | 08-Apr-10 | 14 comments
  4. Scavenger.
    So, yesterday, I was minding my own business, carrying out my very exciting day of running errands and cooking and cleaning and working (my life is ALL glamor, let me tell you.) and I was actually about ready to give you a kind of six-month review, to tell you how my life has changed in [...]
    Filed in The Husband, the Deep Thoughts | 14-Jan-10 | 164 comments
  5. three-peat
    almost exactly a year ago, almost exactly to the day, I wrote about the husband going in for a second hockey-related hand surgery. three years ago, he had the hook of the hamate removed on his left hand. and then last year he had the hook of the hamate removed on his right hand. of [...]
    Filed in The Husband | 01-May-09 | 32 comments
  6. my ali-never-gets-hit-on reputation remains and a contest
    so…you know how i always talk about how i’ve never been “hit on” or “picked up” or whatever it is the kids are calling it these days… (and no…for the record…i don’t count the cute little old men who buy me coffee at Tim Horton’s or the 14-year-old boys who ogle me at the library) [...]
    Filed in The Husband, eh?, the contests | 08-Jan-09 | 74 comments
  7. a conversation between me and my spouse
    him: what’s wrong with you tonight? me: i hate thursdays. they are such a total pain in the ass. and it doesn’t help that i’m trying to watch McSteamy…mmm…McSteamy while you are watching South Park on your laptop right next to me and are laughing like a hyena every 30 seconds. yes, i get that [...]
    Filed in The Husband, parenting sure is fun | 31-Oct-08 | 39 comments
  8. second time’s a charm
    i’ve spoken before about how the husband and i have zero sympathy for each other as far as our hands go. i have tendonitis. in my right hand. there’s things i can’t do. like put on my bra and open jars. he has a broken bone. in his right hand. there are things he can’t [...]
    Filed in The Friends, The Husband | 29-Apr-08 | 23 comments
  9. “Oof,” said Sam
    Isabella has very particular taste in bedtime stories. We went through an all- Dora, all-the-time stage. and then a Jillian Jiggs stage. and then it was Sadie and the Snowman only please. now, she’s hooked on another book. dear god, does she adore the ever-loving crap out of this book. to the point where she’s [...]
    Filed in The Baby, The Husband | 26-Mar-08 | 25 comments
  10. The Story. the one y’all want to hear.
    well, at least some of you…like Rae, and Angella, and Maria…you wanted to know how the husband and i got together….  (this is the only picture i can find online of us before we got married. we are BABIES. mmmm…Oreo O’s…) high school for me was about many things. my friends. yearbook. getting my license. [...]
    Filed in The Husband | 21-Mar-08 | 36 comments
  11. i almost came to work braless today
    the husband and i have this little game we play. it involves giving the other person absolutely ZERO sympathy when the person is sick or in pain. romantic, isn’t it? to be fair, i began this whole game. we weren’t even married yet and he was visiting me at my dad’s in Atlanta, came down [...]
    Filed in The Husband | 19-Feb-08 | 33 comments
  12. tendonitis. and thai cooking. and getting toasted.
    (tendonitis. fuck. i wish it had been a sprain or a break..that would be easy to fix. the good news is that Dr. Jack (who also bought me a sweet new tripod for the husband’s birthday this week. mmm. kisses!) gave me a buttload of drugs…mmm…drugs. and hopefully they will take so i won’t need [...]
    Filed in The Husband | 12-Feb-08 | 25 comments
  13. roads. where we’re going we won’t need roads.
    So, the husband and i went to see ‘Knocked Up’. a date. a conventional dinner and a movie date. When you get married…there are things that you stop doing. (there are also things that you start doing…like peeing with the door open…but that’s a post for another day) dating is one of them. if we [...]
    Filed in The Husband, The Snark | 12-Jun-07 | 20 comments
  14. a true confession and a contest
    my husband makes fun of many things that i do. the way i throw my entire head back to swallow one little pill. the way i leave every light in the house on, all the time. the way i lay down in bed at 8:00pm at night and can fall asleep for the night, mid-sentence. [...]
    Filed in The Husband, the girl behind the screen | 09-May-07 | 47 comments
  15. there’s a new hero in town
    and it sure as hell ain’t him: (oh, heroes, how i’ve missed you. i think shows should not be allowed to go on hiatus. it’s just not fair to devoted fans.) no, friends, the hero in question is this: i’m fairly certain i’ve discussed that the husband is an Xbox addict. He plays online, against [...]
    Filed in The Husband | 13-Apr-07 | 22 comments
  16. haircuts and awards and farts…oh my!
    i was all ready to post a thursday thirteen this week…i was thinking worst celebrity dressers…the hardest part of this would be narrowing down the contestants. but, there was laundry to do. and dishes to wash. and blankets to be made. and book launches to miss (oh, yes, i’m not pleased about this one…but i [...]
    Filed in The Husband, The Meme, the bloggers, the mouths of babes | 12-Apr-07 | 19 comments
  17. of toilets and toilet humor
    at 8:16 am i gave my 18-and-a-half-month old daughter chocolate for breakfast. why…you ask? because at 8:05 she asked for the toilet, we put her on, and bingo…both pee and poo. and we are so proud. we are not getting too excited just yet. she asked for the toilet 10 times yesterday, and we had [...]
    Filed in The Baby, The Family, The Husband | 06-Apr-07 | 22 comments
  18. will it be the pizza or the sushi for you, ma’am?!
    ****Edits below! and a picture!**** if you know anything and me and the husband, you’ll know that we are quite different. i’m a “let’s try to please everyone” kind of person while the husband is more of a “let’s do what’s good for us” kind of guy. you want to eat dinner at 8:30 instead [...]
    Filed in The Husband | 18-Feb-07 | 21 comments
  19. you say it’s your birthday…duh duh duh…it’s my birthday too…
    hey jude… (anyone know what movie this is from???? there will be prizes, i promise.) anyway, since today is the husband’s birthday (happy 32nd, baby) i decided i wouldn’t talk about how i didn’t get to watch a single show last night because he got his beloved xbox back and was online all night playing [...]
    Filed in The Friends, The Husband, The Snark, the mouths of babes | 09-Feb-07 | 21 comments
  20. I am NOT pregnant. i swear.
    the husband hates most of the tv shows that i watch. and when i say most, i mean all, except for Survivor, Heroes, Friday Night Lights, and some HBO shows. oh, and South Park. usually, he gets all whiny and turns into a giant baby when i sit down at night to watch tv. Thursday [...]
    Filed in The Her Bad Auction, The Husband, The Reality TV | 15-Dec-06 | 17 comments
  21. for which i am thankful
    tomorrow is thanksgiving in the US. My dad and stepmom are celebrating in Atlanta. without me. my mom and my stepdad are celebrating in Scottsdale. in 80 degree weather. without me. there will be turkey. and stuffing. and sweet potato pie. and mashed potatoes. and peas. and pumpkin pie. (if i was going to go [...]
    Filed in The Family, The Friends, The Husband, the Deep Thoughts | 22-Nov-06 | 21 comments
  22. beef
    i’m not going to complain about the fact that i had to leave early this morning to go and pick up the civic at the honda dealer. i’m not going to complain about the fact that doing this caused me to be late for work. and i hate to be late. i’m not going to [...]
    Filed in The Boy, The Husband, The Snark | 07-Nov-06 | 24 comments
  23. i’m a bitch. i’ll admit it.
    okay, fine, it’s not entirely true. i’m only a bitch sometimes. and these times seem to correspond with me having to wake up in the middle of the night. or having to wake up too early. against my will. then i become uber-bitch. that’s your cue to run. run like forest gump.   don’t get me [...]
    Filed in The Baby, The Family, The Husband, The Other Blog, The Reality TV, The Snark | 30-Oct-06 | 13 comments
  24. bad case of the mondays
    it’s only 8:15, and i can already tell what kind of day it’s going to be… i got on the scale, excited to weigh myself after an amazing week. good eating. good exercising (3 times this week…would have been 4, except i got invited out on saturday night where i had sushi….and cheated…i enjoyed my [...]
    Filed in The Husband, The Reality TV, The Snark | 23-Oct-06 | 13 comments