So Long, 2016
I wrote 14 posts this year. Sometimes I wonder if I’m still a blogger. What can I say? It’s been a hell of a year. A lot of this is known to people; we all heard about the election, and… Read moreSo Long, 2016
Category: Family and Friends
Happy Halloween, 2016
Baguette has never been that into trick-or-treating. From her perspective, Halloween is when you knock on your neighbor’s door, and they answer it–but then they don’t let you in. What’s the point of that? It’s always been a struggle. Not… Read moreHappy Halloween, 2016
Summer Recap
I haven’t posted in a while. Or much this year at all. Turns out, life’s exhausting. Baguette finished TK in June, and we promptly left for a week’s vacation in Santa Barbara. Where I drank a lot of coffee, we… Read moreSummer Recap
Role-Playing
Princess Anna has left the building. She’s got a sister to catch. Baguette has been watching Frozen again. She’s quoting a lot and singing more of the songs, she’s wearing costumes based on what is happening on screen, and she’s… Read moreRole-Playing
My Top 4 July 4ths
Counting up: 4) The year I went to Battery Point to see the Tall Ships. I think I may have spent the day alone, with the exception of the homeless woman for whom I bought breakfast, but it was a… Read moreMy Top 4 July 4ths
Six Years Old
Happy Birthday, Baguette! No dancing on the table.
Spring Break! And Then a Bit More
This is Baguette’s first year in school, which means that we just had her first Spring Break. No, we did not take her to Mazatlan or South Padre Island or the Bahamas. We went to Mammoth with some friends! There,… Read moreSpring Break! And Then a Bit More
Doing What Works, Because It Works
Today, Baguette’s Daisy troop had an outing to a UCLA Gymnastics meet. I’ve been thinking about taking her to see a gymnastics meet, so this seemed like a great opportunity. She’d get to see some of her friends and have… Read moreDoing What Works, Because It Works
Naming Rights
When we first met Butch and Sundance, they were named Bert and Ernie. Those weren’t their original names–not that anyone is aware of, anyhow–but that’s what the shelter had named them. They’re fine names. But as far as Baguette is… Read moreNaming Rights
Occurrences Of Late
Mr. Sandwich: I’m developing legal arguments regarding why Ariel’s contract with Ursula isn’t binding. Me: Because she’s a minor? Mr. Sandwich: That, and Ursula keeps employing metaphors that Ariel cannot be expected to understand, like “Rake ’em across the coals.”… Read moreOccurrences Of Late