Seven Angels, Four Kids, One Family
Sometimes sarcasm is the only sane response
Diinzumo’s post on the critters attacking her house put me in mind of a horrible situation at the Philangelus house. We are infested with socks. Two of the three Kiddos are allergic to socks. Well, socks on their feet. They…
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A while ago I posted about two contributors copies that took 45 days to ship from the magazine to my house. I guess that wasn’t so bad after all: The Christmas card was dated December 23, 1914, and mailed to…
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We’re dealing at present with a family member hospitalized several states away from us. The condition is “serious but not an emergency” and so we’re in contact only by phone. I want you to think for a moment about what…
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My mom wanted suggestions for Christmas. Kiddo#3 has been borrowing Kiddo#1’s Beanie Baby cats, so I said he would like his own. The preschool hands out the beanie babies for the kids to hold during circle time, and Kiddo#3 gets…
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Kiddo#1 got sick to his stomach, and I gave him Gatorade. (Our generation got ginger ale; the generation before got Coke with the bubbles stirred out. I wonder what’s next in the lineup?) We had two bottles in the house….
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Here’s the fun new game of the season! Step 1: order something online Step 2: get to the “shipping method” part of the order Step 3: carefully consider your options Here’s the fun: most of the time, if you’re ordering…
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When your microwave oven beeps to remind you it’s been done for 60 seconds, and you scream at it, “Quit nagging me!” it’s a sign that you need to turn everything off and calm down a bit. I’m just saying.
I’m a “frequent contributor” to The Wittenburg Door. I’ve been published there eighteen times and counting because my twisted sense of humor matches theirs. The Door is kind of like a religious MAD Magazine and I’ve sold everything from ads…
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The Kiddos’ TV watching is strictly regulated by me, and because we don’t have more than basic-basic cable, that means PBS or video tapes from the library. Regarding the latter, thank heaven I didn’t buy this one. Blue’s Clues “Cafe…
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We had 58 inches of snow in Angeltown last night, so they cancelled school. Here’s the old method of finding out they cancelled school: 1) wake up at the regular time 2) notice white stuff outside 3) listen to radio…
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