Monthly Archives: December 2008

There is a Lot of Useful Information in This Post But It’s Buried in Inconsequentialia

I was at the mall yesterday and I saw a little girl, hopped up on candy canes and dollar store chocolate, skipping madly away from Santa’s Wonderland and singing, “JINGLE BELL, JINGLE BELL, JINGLE BELL RAAAAAWWWWWWK” and I suddenly saw … Continue reading

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Graphic Tales and Mixed Blessings

1. Trombone likes to poop on the potty. No! I am not complaining. But he likes to poop on the potty so much that he won’t leave it until the poop comes. I see why people put this off, this … Continue reading

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Dear Neighbours

Almost 2 years ago I wrote a bitter little post about the lack of considerate, snow-clearing home owners in our neighbourhood. I moderated my criticism somewhat by acknowledging that some people might be of an age or ability that shoveling … Continue reading

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I am Scared of Some Parties

This morning Trombone and I went to a Christmas party at the local drop-in play-gym. It looked just like the usual drop-in play-gym, except there were balloons everywhere, stations for decorating cookies and paper ornaments, and there was Santa. Hell … Continue reading

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Unpacking

We got a rather large present for Trombone on the weekend. We bought him a kitchen. It’s wood and it doesn’t talk (there are an alarming number of talking, plastic kitchens for sale) it was in our neighbourhood, thank you … Continue reading

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