Note to self: Call storage facility and then congratulate self on once again leaving something to the very last second. Also accept kudos from husband who is always the one who has to drive the poorly-heated, very non-4-wheel-drive Mustang to the storage facility well after the very last second. You’d never guess I have three [...]
Returned from the frozen tundra
by Shannon on November 18, 2007 in Four-wheelin'
Things I figured out this weekend: 1. The frigid, butt-crack-of-dawn walk from the heated camper to the heated bathroom because the short kid has to pee sucks. 2. Having the husband after the fact say “He’s a boy, why didn’t you tell him to piss off the deck?” sucks more. 3. My boots are no [...]
How many degrees did that say?
by Shannon on November 16, 2007 in Four-wheelin'
The last riding weekend of the season (for the kids and I) is imminent. It’s also time to bring the four-wheelers home, since the husband plows with mine. Now down here in the central part of the state, it’s starting to get a little chilly in the mornings. (Translation for non-New Englanders: seeing your breath, [...]
My head just went boom
by Shannon on November 15, 2007 in General
From the Yahoo page: No more ‘ho ho ho’: Santas are told to say “ha ha ha” instead of “ho ho ho” so they don’t offend women. Are you :censor: kidding me? Seriously, I don’t even have the words to express how much this pisses me off. It just…:rant: Plus, wouldn’t this only be offensive [...]
I need a "doink doink" button
by Shannon on November 14, 2007 in General
You know, that sound from Law & Order that signifies a scene change and a wratcheting up of the tension? Well… Doink doink Today will be Day 1 of no Dunkin Donuts. (This is where I pause to sigh and bang my head on the desk.) A while back I weaned myself from four large [...]









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