Note to the guilty party: It’s better to leave the scene of the crime than sit proudly, waiting for mama to see you in the midst of your mischief.
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More Lessons from the Garage
If there’s a lot of space in front of the car in the garage, it’s because the back of the car looks like this: Lessons from the garage continued from here and here.
Anatomy of a Day: Or Why I Didn’t Get Anything Done
4:30 am – up early because our upstairs a/c unit has broken and I can’t stop thinking about it. 5:15 am – realize that I can’t make coffee before leaving for work because The (poor) Niece is camping out in the library downstairs where it’s cooler…right next to the kitchen. 5:45 am – make an ill-advised […]
Welcome Spring!
Just before dusk last night, The Boy glanced outside and said: Our grill has dandruff! Small ice flakes were making a mark – nothing too exciting. After all, the weatherman had said we’d have some flakes and a dusting of snow. Nothing major. Just before heading to bed a few hours later, that slight mark […]
My Little Helper
Saturday was mostly a lazy day – a very needed lazy day after an exhausting week and a half. But regardless of our need for rest, we’ve realized that things around the Hayley House simply don’t get done unless we take the time to do them! I threw some laundry on the bed mid-afternoon, then […]
Today I Am…
Clever! No time to boil potatoes (I know, I know…how long does it really take?!), so I figured I could boil them in the microwave. Success! Clutzy! I suppose every great idea comes with a host of problems…like mashed potato water boiling over inside the microwave. So much for saving time: But most of all, […]
Finding Home
Driving home from dinner the other night, we cruised past our old apartment complex. It’s a weird thing, I said to Marathon Man. Him: What’s that? Me: I used to think “Ah, we’re home!” whenever I spotted the complex, but now I don’t. Him: Well, it’s not home anymore. Me: True enough. But I thought […]
Float Like a Butterfly…
I am in fine form these days. Just like a prize fighter, I pity the fool that gets in my way. Quick right hook and the To File pile goes down. Another quick right and my email is sorted and filed. A jab in the gut and a brochure is reformatted. A quick one-two and […]
Bad Ben
We’ve had a great handyman working at the Hayley House this week on an assortment of small projects.These are the type of projects that the Hayleys could probably do ourselves, if we were willing to break out an instruction book and pinky swear not to fight with each other. They are also the type of […]