Archive for the 'Aggravations, Peeves' Category



So wrapped up in the holiday

Published on December 22, 2008

Last night, I wrapped.  I wrapped and wrapped until my back was screaming obscenities at me.  Said to hubby, “Do you have any Aleve here in the house?”   (He takes them to work with him, and often leaves them in his truck)  He asks, “How many do you want?”    “Nine”  “No, No, you can only […]


Mom was always right

Published on December 18, 2008

I so enjoyed a news/finance article I read this morning.   It brought back fond memories.  I could hear my mother’s voice. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The article was in the US News and World Reports Money & Business section, entitled The 10 Worst Assumptions of 2008.   It read like I was sitting across the kitchen table from my […]


One of the joys of the season

Published on December 11, 2008

Over the weekend, I noticed that my throat was a bit scratchy.  Hell, always being around little boys that are in Day Care 5 days a week brings a lot of germs into the house, but I manage to stay ahead of almost all of them.  I get less colds than everyone else around here.  But […]