I impulse-bought a $4 bottle of Arbor Mist Strawberry White Zinfandel at Walmart, dusted 15 1/2 years of dust off my wedding wine glasses and I’m ready for a New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. But first… I hope 2009 is a great year for all of you! Happy New Year! :boogie:
Where's MY recharging cord?
by Shannon on December 30, 2008 in General
I’m having a little trouble getting back into the post-holiday swing of things because a variety of things are conspiring to keep me curled up in my jammies on the couch all days—the new wee baby Asus, the iPod Touch, Undercover, a smokin’ hot futuristic romance from Lauren Dane, and the basket of homemade chocolate [...]
Madden-ing Days
by Shannon on December 29, 2008 in Cats, kids or the dog
When the husband tossed a copy of Madden 08 (football) for PS3 into the mess of things going under the Christmas tree, I might have rolled my eyes and called him an idiot. Maybe. See, the boys aren’t really sports savvy. They’re both history buffs and enjoy games like Civil War and Blazing Angels, plus [...]
The iPod Touch (or why I might be retiring)
by Shannon on December 26, 2008 in General
I’m just not going to have time to write anymore, I think. The iPod Touch Kool-aid is potent, and I’ve been guzzling it hard since about eight o’clock yesterday morning. So I asked Santa for a pink iPod Nano. I liked my Zen Stone, but I really wanted a small video screen for no other [...]
Christmas recap: Argyle, flatulence and the nipple incident
by Shannon on December 26, 2008 in General
We had a lovely Christmas! Christmas Eve we all gathered at my aunt’s house and there’s nothing more exciting than 10 kids aged 1 to 13 tearing through a pile of gifts. Proving she knows her grandsons like nobody else, my stepmother’s gifts to them included an argyle sweater vest for the Tall Kid and [...]








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