> “I really hate having no money,” my 18-year-old stepdaughter grumbled a few nights ago over dinner. “All my friends have debit cards, and whenever they want something, they just whip them out and buy it,” she continued. “Wow,” Hubs said mildly. “Must be nice.” “It’s because they have jobs, and the money they make […]
December 8, 2008
Oh, don’t act like you didn’t know the Santa picture was coming. It’s not Christmas on this blog if I can’t post our annual Santa picture! No smile from Bruiser this year, but the fact that he’s sitting there at all is nothing short of a miracle; he had spent the previous five minutes kicking […]
December 6, 2008
‘Tis the time of year when we feel the irresistible urge to get together with our extended family members in order to share a little holiday cheer. And if your family is anything like mine, it’s going to get…. weird. Here’s the latest newspaper edition of Suburban Turmoil: “A girl starts walkin’, guys start gawkin,’ […]
December 5, 2008
I am a Christian today largely because of the faith I had as a child. When I was afraid, I still remember the absolute, unfaltering belief I had that God would protect me and watch over me- As polluted as my mind has become in this cynical world, the memory of that feeling of certainty […]
December 5, 2008
> The day after Thanksgiving, we took my parents and grandmother to Cheekwood Botanical Gardens, where we have a family membership and go quite often, as those of you who read this blog regularly know all too well. It was a gray, cold day, but that didn’t matter. We managed to have a great time […]
December 3, 2008
>Dear Toy Manufacturers, I used to think you were benevolent and slightly whimsical, doing your best to manufacture unbelievably wonderful toys that small children could dream about at night while waiting for Santa to fly over their rooftops. Now, though, I just think you’re greedy. Because while the network news anchors and the newspapers and […]
December 1, 2008
> Thanksgivings here at the Ferrier house are a little different. Hubs generally works all day (since local news never stops, television reporters end up choosing one or two holidays to take off and end up working the rest), then comes home that evening for our Thanksgiving feast. My stepdaughters visit their mom two states […]
December 1, 2008
> Apple Macbook, to replace the one Bruiser spilled water on: $1200. Macbook power cord, to replace the one Bruiser pulled apart: $90. Lamp repair, to fix the pullchain Bruiser shorted out: $45. Indiana Jones Legoland Xbox Game, to replace the one we rented from Blockbuster, which Bruiser stepped on and broke in two: $50. […]
November 30, 2008
>ME: …That’s like when I was pregnant with Punky and you called me and said, “Lindsay, I’ve told all my friends the news and you wouldn’t believe it! People are jumping off the rooftops around here! And I was like, “They’re committing suicide because I’m pregnant?!” MOM: I never said that! ME: Oh my gosh, […]
November 28, 2008
