Just Barely » I need more gin

It was funny… and then it sucked.

Amy — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:02:49 +0000

Yet again, Durham went crazy. But this time there were bad ass boot chains.

A Christmas Miracle

Amy — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:37:32 +0000

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: … [keep reading]

There’s a good chance I threw away some truly holy s&%# and now I’m going to hell. Plus I’m out of whiskey.

Amy — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:44:49 +0000

It’s been a week and I still haven’t figured out who left the flaming bag of poo on my front steps. Lord knows I’d claim it pretty much instantly because of the inherent awesomeness of the action. I’ve gone through my Twitter account and I don’t think there’s anyone left who actually follows… [keep reading]

Aprons, Playdates, and Parted Hair

Amy — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:56:35 +0000

So I have this friend Meg who wears ironed aprons, has perfectly parted hair, and served us grilled angel food cake with strawberries on china for a play date snack. I even had a saucer for my coffee. This, after I offered up a frozen pizza and whatever the kids could find on the kitchen… [keep reading]

Seriously? I have to parent them? Like every day?

Amy — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:34:16 +0000

Today was Ella’s last day of preschool, which seems wildly unfair seeing as how I distinctly remember going through July 32nd as a kid. Now I’m sitting here looking a summer of parenting in the eye and I don’t like what I see. Or hear. Here are Ella’s plans for the summer:

She says… [keep reading]

It Could Be Worse, I Suppose.

Amy — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:35:00 +0000

I’ve been wallowing in self-pity a lot this week. The oral hygienist told me I have gingivitis even though I’m one of the ten people on the face of the earth who actually does floss, Addison spilled our sea monkeys all over the ottoman, I got a cold and realized we were out of both… [keep reading]

A Pack of Wild Animals

Amy — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:55:00 +0000

I have a cat who used to mark his territory by peeing on things. In college he liked my roommate the best, so he peed on her quilt. While we were on our honeymoon he peed on Steve and my wedding gifts. Once I was writing a paper on the many revisions F. Scott Fitzgerald… [keep reading]

In the Cart

Amy — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:00:00 +0000

Today I made the mistake of visiting the beer aisle first on my shopping trip to Target. I wasn’t even looking for beer; I was looking for club soda (to mix with gin). When I left the aisle empty handed, Ella announced quite loudly to the crowded dairy aisle, “Mommy, you forgot to buy beer!”… [keep reading]

Bees and Beer

Amy — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:23:00 +0000

Today Just Barely the Youngest turned one and a half years old. When she was born less than two weeks before Christmas, we decided we wouldn’t make a big fuss over Addison’s birthday and celebrate her half birthday instead. Because the child loves bugs (points to them, picks them up, eats them, etc), and because… [keep reading]

Rainy Day Woman

Amy — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:26:00 +0000

It’s a cold and rainy day in Durham, and it looks like it’s going to be a long one.

When my baby monitor rooster (aka Addison) woke me up this morning, I was still tired because Ella had woken up with about a million reasons (all of them absurd) to come into our bedroom last… [keep reading]