When it's you against the laundry, always bet on the laundry.
Back in December on the Feast of the Holy Family, I met our new parish priest after mass. We learned that he has been a priest for 14 years. He discovered we had four children and tried to guess their ages as they ran around him. “Holy family,” he said. But not like, “Holy family, Batman!” “Busy family,” I said….
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In the 1950s, the birth of the stiletto heel happened. Like other fashions of the time, it was not at all practical. Seventy years later, they’re still not practical as far as shoes go. Especially when it comes to killing spiders. There isn’t enough surface area to kill a small to medium-sized spider unless you have incredible accuracy. If the…
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Last year, I gave my family a Valentine Heart Attack. No, it’s not a reference to my cooking. It’s a thing you do when you “attack” your family with hearts that say why you love them. Not attack like you throw them at your family or accost them with your love sentiments. Instead, you subtly tape them on their doors….
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We leave our tree up until the Epiphany. That’s the twelfth day of Christmas, in case you didn’t know. I actually didn’t use to know that. For years I used to think the twelve days of Christmas started on December 1st, which makes no sense because you’re gifting birds for 12 days, and then what? Also, I’m an idiot. Technically…
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