People come to Just Barely for a variety of reasons. Sometimes they are folks who have subscribed to Just Barely, sometimes they are moms who have spit up on one shoulder, poop on the other, and a beer in each hand, more often they people who are very very bored at work, once… [keep reading]
At first glance, this looks like a typical, dead-because-no-one-has-watered-it-since-Christmas-day, mid-January Christmas tree. But the youngest has been singing, “Decorating the tree, decorating the tree, Addison is the greatest at decorating the tree!” and prancing about with strange objects, so let us take a closer look.
In other… [keep reading]
Midwest Girl Survives Winter in the South: Cold in the Carolinas III
If you live anywhere in the midwest or eastern United States you’re likely cold as balls right now. (not sure what that means, but I’m too cold to think it through) I’m typing with gloves on each hand and have each… [keep reading]
Amy’s Half-Assed Resolutions for 2010:
I will stop wearing skanky jean shorts my Bud Light Beer Pong hat the t-shirt that says “Ho Box” on it to Kindergarten pickup (mostly because I don’t even know what that means but I have a feeling it might be offensive).
I will stop eating… [keep reading]
This year we spent Christmas in Omaha, NE with my husband’s family. While we were here, a blizzard hit the midwest. The following chronicles our experience in the snow.
Day 1: Snow on the ground, hear more snow is coming. Take excited kids out to play in it, buy beer at grocery store.
Day 2:Â … [keep reading]
Recently I did a rewrite of last year’s Holiday Card story for Babble. It was supposed to run this week in their holiday edition, but got the axe at the last minute. The “kill” money (which is a pretty sweet term to use when telling writers you’re not going to use their story-stab, stab!) should… [keep reading]
My five year old has come up with a brilliant solution to Notre Dame’s football woes. She has made an alternate reality out of paper, markers, and a Bud Light Wheat box.
“Mommy and Daddy, I made you a t.v. so you can watch Notre Dame and not be sad! Here’s the remote. Turn it… [keep reading]
