The Floof Killed The Bangs

jayna | February 28, 2009

The floof is back.
Our curly-haired offspring, who looks nothing like the husband or I, lost all of her puff and poof when we moved up here to Ohio. Apparently, it being dryer than a desert inside the house will suck any curl away and leave you with a straight, static-y mess.
Each time the snow melts, [...]

At Least There’s Some Truth In It Now

jayna | February 25, 2009

I am constantly claiming that we are the unluckiest people around. The husband buys the occasional lottery ticket, and I nag him about how that was nothing more than a dollar wasted, because nothing lucky happens to us. Ever.
So, really, I shouldn’t have been so surprised when we got the news that another offer had [...]

It’s Not My Virtue

jayna | February 23, 2009

Patience. I have none. Absolutely zero.
Last weekend, the husband and I found THE house. The one that fits every parameter of our vastly different lists. The house that needs nothing to move in and make it livable. The one that is in the country, on over an acre, has wood floors, a fireplace, 4 bedrooms, [...]

What Day Was It Again?

jayna | February 15, 2009

10 hours in the car.
A progressively sicker husband with a terrible case of the sniffles.
Romantic Waffle House dinner.
Half eaten box of chocolates.
Painted toes and flip flops.
Not all bad for a first Valentine’s together in 5 years.

I’m Beginning To Think She’s Spoiled

jayna | February 14, 2009

In light of our little four day weekend that the husband and I are embarking on in the morning, we’ve planned every little detail of E’s time away from us. Lists are made, outfits are set out and packed, silverware is even traveling with her to the other grandparent’s.
What we didn’t account for was her [...]