...so I stabbed him in the head with a fork

Troupe Fauve: Me. Intelligent, pollyanna-ish, with a touch of sarcastic smartass. The Boy: my son; football player, sister-torturer. The Girl: my daughter; able to make men do anything with a bat of her eyelashes. The Thing: Boyfriend; expert at stealing hearts & lovemaking. The Paperweight: Ex-husband; spends amazing quantities of time doing absolutely nothing. 3 Hole Punch: Paperweight's girlfriend

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Three and a half years after The Paperweight walked out on me, a 14 year old and a 3 year old.... Three and a half years after I started this blog.... The Thing and I got married. And yes, it was perfect. So, and you have probably seen this coming,...

MIA for just a little bit longer

Jul 15, 2009 3:25pm

Be patient. Good things come to those who wait. Like my wedding to The Thing. July 18, 2009 10:30am Wish us luck. :)...

Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it turned into a butterfly

Jun 24, 2009 5:48am

Things are starting to get better. The Girl's surgery went well and without complications. Her follow up appointment is tomorrow and we are hopeful. I'm getting married in less than a month. My company had a change of heart and reduced my salary reduction from 20% to 12% - a...

I couldn't have said it better myself

Jun 17, 2009 5:16am

When it was done and you went to sleep, I lay awake and listened to the clock on your nightstand and the wind outside and understood that I was really home, that in bed with you was home, and something that had been getting close in the dark was suddenly...

June is almost as bad as April except no one's died but it's only the 9th so we'll wait and see

Jun 9, 2009 4:30pm

To follow up; The Paperweight was green with envy. However, this has only served to make him even more of an utter ass than he is normally. And we thought it wasn't possible... But The Boy did graduate from high school Hallelujah! and Amen! And he had this thing scheduled...

Beer IQ

May 28, 2009 5:36pm

Let's see if Bob can get a perfect score on this......

The one where I explain what's been going on and why I drank all the wine

May 26, 2009 4:11pm

The Boy had his last day of class and preparations began for his graduation ceremony next week. I will not believe he actually graduated until it's all over and I'm holding his high school diploma in my hand. Don't ask what his plans are after graduation. We have no idea. The...

3 1/2 minutes

May 11, 2009 5:25am

So if you've been a regular reader for the last couple years you know that The Thing and I are engaged. If you haven't been, surprise! I realize I don't talk about it much (ie. ever since it happened) but that's because there isn't a whole lot to talk about....

You would think computer nerds would know better

May 6, 2009 9:07am

So have you seen the new feature of the Google Toolbar? The one in which when you open a new tab it shows your top 6 most visited websites? For my convenience... So, who in their right fucking mind thought this was a good thing to do? Just because certain...

How can you be a smokin' 25 year old with an 18 year old son? :) *‏

May 4, 2009 9:04am

The Boy turned 18 over the weekend. I'm not as sad or melancholy about it as I thought I would be though. Probably because he doesn't act any more like an adult than he did before. I don't think graduation next month will bother me a whole lot...

Ding Dong April is dead!

May 1, 2009 9:01am

April, here forth known as the suck-ass month, is officially over so I think it's safe for me to come out of hiding. Keep your fingers crossed though. Thing and I had a wonderful time on our get-away-weekend. I highly recommend both the city and the hotel. However, I...

One thing, My Thing

Apr 24, 2009 6:18am

So here's the thing, April sucks. This has been one of the worst months in recent memory. We've had everything from a relative getting a leukemia diagnosis to the death of a loved one. From notice of layoffs to the loss of a near life long dream, and everything in...

If you're not watching

Apr 17, 2009 7:00am

Dollhouse, you should be. But keep your fucking mitts off Dichen Lachman. She's mine....

My boobs are smaller!

Apr 15, 2009 6:52am

I hate to admit it, but I've discovered it is a lot easier to exercise when you don't smoke. Dammit....

You a playa playa from the Himalayas?

Apr 13, 2009 6:27pm

Thing bought the Dark Angel box set (all two seasons of it) so that's what we've been watching in the evenings. It's bad. And not Road House kind of bad either but stick a fork in your head Death Bed kind of bad. But I love The Thing and I...

Boring

Apr 8, 2009 5:36pm

I know, I too waited all day for Used*To*Be*Me to post a meme but she let me down. She let us all down... Yea, I got nothing. Oh, but Slick was found, so that's something. Turns out he took a wrong turn on the way back from Girlfriend's mom's house and...

The other white meat

Apr 6, 2009 5:36am

Bottlecap pushed me down the stairs Friday evening. My tailbone took the brunt of the initial impact though my back hit every tread during my progress down the remaining stairs. I think he's decided he wants The Thing all to himself again and is plotting my demise in order to...

Beyond snips and snails and puppydog tails

Apr 1, 2009 9:35am

Do you know what the worst part of parenting is? Way worse than sleepless nights, projectile vomiting and exploding shitty diapers? More tug-at-your-heart sadder than the first day of school, the first sleep over, the first date? More frightening than the first immunization shot, the first...

Question of the week

Mar 30, 2009 6:56pm

So ladies, honestly now, how much say does your significant other have in the, uh, style of your pubic hair? Do you go strictly by what you like or what your partner likes? Or is it a compromise? And,would you honor a request to do the opposite of what...

Surprising

Mar 25, 2009 10:36am

Another meme from Used*To*Be*Me (you're going to keep giving me stuff to blog, right?) Not where I want to be but way better than I thought I was.... Greed:Low Gluttony:Medium Wrath:Medium Sloth:Medium Envy:Medium Lust:Medium Pride:Medium Take the Seven Deadly Sins Quiz...

Perfection

Mar 23, 2009 6:30pm

So I'm a little late posting today, but it's still daylight somewhere in the country, so I'm okay. Thank you for the birthday wishes and yes, I did get a little drunk. I have to say, I had the absolutely perfect birthday weekend. It was a good combination of...

Buon Compleanno

Mar 20, 2009 5:36am

So I'm turning 29 again tomorrow. Since last year, I moved to another state, started working from home, have been to more shows that you could shake a stick at (and I'll give a dollar to anyone who can tell me where that saying comes from because, seriously, how weird...

A new meme

Mar 18, 2009 5:44am

From the lovely Used*To*Be*Me Bold the states you’ve been to, underline the states you’ve lived in and italicize the state you’re in now… Alabama / Alaska / Arizona / Arkansas / California / Colorado / Connecticut / Delaware / Florida / Georgia / Hawaii / Idaho / Illinois / Indiana / Iowa...

And you thought I was weird

Mar 16, 2009 5:27am

If you've been reading for any length of time, you know I have this whole weird foot phobia thing. I hate feet. My feet, your feet, his feet, her feet, fuzzy fur feet. They're disgusting. I'd just as soon kiss a toilet seat as someone's feet. But, as is sometimes...