Ridiculous Girl

Last year, and right before Hallowe’en, my youngest daughter Molly asked to watch the movie Maleficient. Knowing that it was a bit scary, I tried to convince her against it.  But being the brave lil 6 year old that she is, she was determined to watch it.   In fact, she once asked me if I would give her permission to watch The Walking Dead. "Ummmmmmm.....NO!????"   was my reply, to which she burst out laughing.  Insert eye roll here. Anyway, she's definitely a kid that's NOT scared. As Molly watched her movie, Lola played barbies and my sister and I sat at the kitchen table talking. Now if you’ve ever seen this movie, then you will know that Maleficient is not as evil and scary as you’d think her to be.   In fact, she reveals a much softer and different side to herself…. Halfway through the film, I overheard a conversation between my sister and Molly. “You see Molly, Maleficient is not evil, she’s just misunderstood”, my

……continued from last blog post…… Well then…….  NO MORE MISS NICE GUY!! This here,  was WAR!!   I stormed back into the house, threw the empty bucket on the floor, kicked off my UGG’s and grabbed my cell phone.  I then texted my neighbor. Dylan.  I need mouse traps.  STAT!! By adding the “stat”, I had hoped that my neighbour would respond instantly.  After all, this WAS a crisis.  Similar to a medical emergency.  I’m sure that my brother, the general surgeon of the family, dealt with serious situations like this all the time, in which he responded ASAP.   Dylan…….however….. did NOT see the urgency in this matter.    He waited until later on that afternoon to respond and then “strolled” over with a beer in one hand and a few mouse traps in the other. Clearly he did not understand the severity of the situation. “What’s going on?” he asked WAY too casually.  “You got a mouse in your garage or something?” “Dylan!” I yel

I am happy to report that summer is finally gone and fall is officially here!!  YAYYYYY!! Long, hot, sunny days have given way to cool, wet, damp mornings. MMMmmmm…...aaaahhh!   Breathe in that crisp, fresh, nose-stinging air…..isn’t that just glorious?? Oh, and don’t forget to put away all of your summer stuff!!  Hats, bathing suits, flip flops and sun tan lotion ......or oils for us 70’s babies!  Pack that shit all away!!   And wipe the dust off of those huge Tupperware containers filled with your winter clothes which are buried deep in your basement storage.   Time to pull out your knits, parkas, scarves, suede booties, UGG’s (or UGG'LIES as boys like to call them).......and cover yourself head to toe in preparation for the non-allergy, non-ragweed, and non-sinutab weather!   YIPPPIEEEEEE!!! Wait.  What was that???? You’re not happy that summer is over???   You already miss the beach??? You actually LIKE wearing