Archive for February, 2007

Car shopping for dummies with children

Monday, February 26th, 2007

So we did it. We bought the ugliest car we could afford and oh man! I love this hideous little beast car.
It reminds me in spirit of the VW bug from my childhood, which is now parked in my parents’ backyard in a little VW bug doghouse that my dad built for it so the [...]

Oh and I almost forgot to mention! Blah blah blah.

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

Later today we might go trade in our Dodge Carrotvan and buy a Scion XBox. I know it’s not really called the Box but my God, have you seen this car? Fucking box. According to Consumer Reports it is the second ugliest vehicle ever produced, beat out only by the dangerously hideous GMC’s Aztec which [...]

It’s a post about nothing. Nothing I tell you! (no, really, it is.)

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

I’m just on for a second – after last week’s vomitfest and car trouble (actual smoke in the cabin? Where the babies sit? NO. That is not okay!), things are basically back to normal but now I’m all busy with the car shopping and the running around trying to get caught up on shipping orders [...]

Inside, Outside, Upside Down

Monday, February 19th, 2007

Ah, Graham. He is feeling better after we spent the weekend pouring liquids into him. By Sunday night he was eating actual food without incident. I’m still nervous about taking him anywhere, although we need to get out so we can return to that diner with their towels. I’m thinking we should wash the towels [...]

And then, suddenly! nothing changed except a bunch more of the same stuff happened.

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

It’s always a proud moment when a parent can say this: Today we were the reason that three people stood up from their table at a local diner and walked out. We had just been seated when Graham leaned towards me and threw up the entire pacific ocean. “Uh ohhhh,” he kept saying, “Uh oh.”
And [...]