Winner and . . .
AddrienneM wins the giveaway! Send me an email. dpf AT dianapfrancis DOT com Boy has made it back to school for one whole day. Yay. Girlie’s birthday is tomorrow. I baked treats today for her class and tomorrow I will…
Writing Villainy
I’ve been thinking about villainy. I keep thinking about Tolstoy’s first line from Anna Karenina: Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. What does that have to do with villainy? you might ask.…
Should have known better
First an update on boy. Boy has nothing specific wrong with him that the doc can see without going into a lot of tests. We’re going to try an anti nausea and antacid first, in case whatever he has had…
Two Incredibly Important Things
First, I’m giving away another Amazon certificate. Forgot how much. Like maybe 10-15 bucks. Comment here to win. Say something entertaining if you like. In fact, tell me how much you love the gym . . . And to go…
Persistance of sick
The boy continues to puke. I really don’t understand. It’s been four days. He tends to throw up every 1-3 hours, though not as much in the middle of the night. Usually he gets up once or twice for that.…
day in the life
Oh man, the older bomber had a wife and 3 year old daughter. That poor family. I hope some answers come out, but I can’t imagine they will ever really make sense or satisfy. Boy is still throwing up. Day…
Well hell
I got both very good news and very bad news today. The good news I can share. That’s that the man got offered a slot on day shift. We’ve been hoping for this and we are extremely happy, even though…
Three days down
Three days into the block. It’s going well. But it’s cold. Tonight will be in the teens. It should be warmer. I’m jonesing to do some gardening and also for the end of the block. Much as I’m enjoying this…
Gloriousness
My local IGA makes bacon sausage. I mean, BACON SAUSAGE!! Got my taxes paid, but not filed. Well, the extension was filed. We’re still waiting for one finalized document. I hate having them not quite done, but at least they…
Boston
By now most everyone has heard about the explosions in Boston. I have no words. My reaction has been a visceral return to 9/11. I know it’s not the same. But turning on the TV to coverage put me right…