Monthly Archives: September, 2009
The Homeless American Girl Doll
By now, I’m pretty sure you’ve heard about the new, Homeless American Girl Doll, Gwen. (If not, read about it here.) I have a couple of thoughts about this new addition to the American Girl (now clearly dysfunctional – ha!) family: First, did they do any market research on this? Does this homeless doll fill …
Disney World Trip, Volume 1: The Magical Express
We flew into Orlando and grabbed our luggage with ease. (Well, not with ease, necessarily. My sister nicknamed my bag “Big Bertha,” as it could easily accommodate at least one full-grown adult, and possibly a small child.) At any rate, we breezed through the baggage claim and hopped in line for the Magical Express. We …
Home is Where the Heart Is
We’re fresh home from Disney World. One night, in the hotel, Drue told me: “I’m a little bit homesick. I miss our house.” I told her I understood, but reminded her that “Home is where the heart is, remember?” She looked at me with a tired, serious face and nodded slowly. To confirm she understood, …
The Missing Gallon of Milk
Tonight, when I came home and opened the fridge to scavenge for dinner, I was met with a fright: The gallon of milk I poured into the morning cereal today was gone. “Damn,” I thought, “I left it out.” I pivoted around to look in the usual places, and the milk was nowhere to be …
Getting Ready for Disney
I’m two days away from going on a dream trip to Disney with my kids, Mom, Dad, Sis, Bro, and Sis-in-Law. Welcome to the height of anxiety for me. This trip has been planned for months and months, and it seemed pretty unreal until last week, when Drue got a mysterious fever and pains in …
Remembering September 11
Eight years later, as I watch the news coverage and memorials of September 11, 2001, it seems like that very day. For much of my life, I’d had nightmares about planes flying into buildings, and when my friend Amy and I were traveling to Illinois for a consulting assignment one summer, I’d always talk about …
What Would Your Action Figure Say?
Last week, the SuperManny somehow stumbled upon a very interesting topic with the kids. Somehow, someone posed the question: What would Brett’s action figure say? If you had a doll that looked just like Boo, with a string to pull… What would come out? SuperManny and Drue both immediately agreed it would be “For REAL.” …
I’m Staying Wiph You
The second week of school isn’t exactly going swimmingly. Druesy has a fever for the second day in a row, which has secured her a slot at home again tomorrow. Boo had his first week of daycare and informed me on the phone tonight: “Mom, I’m not going to school again.” I asked him what …
Steak ‘n Shake Apology
On August 9, I posted a complaint about my experience at Steak ‘n Shake. I sent the link to my post to the company via their website, and the first thing I got was a form letter, promising me that my complaint would be passed on to the proper authorities. I didn’t have much faith …