I’ve spent the last week enduring a sinus infection to top all sinus infections, including a throat that’s been so sore I can barely breathe and a head full of yellow gunk. Bad news? I’ve pretty much lost my sense of taste and smell, making food more of a chore than a pleasure. Good news? [...]
Archive | December, 2009
Pretty merry in spite of ourselves
by Amy on 24. Dec, 2009 in My Every Day
It turns out that you can have a pretty decent Christmas even if you… Come down with some sort of flu virus cold throat condition of death. It will hurt every time you try to talk, but cookies still taste pretty damned good. Leave for your holiday destination four hours later than the scheduled departure [...]
Dangerous Wands
by Amy on 21. Dec, 2009 in My Every Day
My brain shuts down for the last two weeks of the year, especially when I have to spend some of that time in the office. I’ve got nothing better than this today. Enjoy.
If only parenting effort counted as cardio
by Amy on 16. Dec, 2009 in The Kid
Everything is harder when you have a kid. Last night I stayed home from hockey. It was for a multitude of reasons: not feeling well, not wanting to brave the sub-zero windchill and snowy roads, a daughter who was cranky from teething and didn’t quite seem herself (she projectile vomited all over her dad later [...]
I think we’ll be okay
by Amy on 10. Dec, 2009 in My Every Day, The Kid
YOU’RE DOING IT ALL WRONG My almost seven month old infant does not sleep through the night. I have no idea if she should be by now. I’m sure this is something I could read in a book or one of those books of ads parenting magazines, but I’ve sworn off of the dumb things. [...]
Not a Recipe (Twice-Baked Mash)
by Amy on 03. Dec, 2009 in Food
I’m convinced that Thanksgiving by itself is not the reason so many people find they’ve gained a few pounds after the day is over. It’s the leftovers. In our case, we ate Thanksgiving leftovers in some form for four days straight. After Day Two we ran out of stuffing and gravy, but we had a [...]
