http://maydecnc.today.com Attempts to stay sane within a multigenerational nuclear family Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:16:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Every so often I get curious about people I've met in my single days. I don't think anyone is immune to that sort of curiosity, and it doesn't necessarily mean anything bad if you do (or don't!) have that curiosity. What is neat about it is that you can look ... http://maydecnc.today.com/2009/03/24/appreciation/ Now, I mean this with all the niceness my heart can muster. But seriously? Why does a simple cold throw a man into a tailspin? We've been battling upper respiratory infections for the past month. Wintertime is a ... great time to pass them around, I guess. (I'm keeping it PG, ... http://maydecnc.today.com/2009/02/23/why-are-men-such-big-babies/ It seems I will now have lots of time to blog in the very near future. My manager informed me (by phone, no less!) last week that my last day of work is Feb. 23. It is a scary proposition, having to look for work in this economy. But, I ... http://maydecnc.today.com/2009/01/28/its-official-im-looking/ Oh, I'm so excited. We finally got the Christmas tree undecorated and disassembled this evening! In the process, I had a brilliant idea for reusing those wet wipes containers. I'm not talking about the baby wipes containers, although they would also work. The containers to which I refer are the ... http://maydecnc.today.com/2009/01/11/the-tree-finally-came-down-this-evening/ So, I'd really like to know... what do you do when you have a married couple sharing a home office, and one is one of those "I can't find it unless it's laying out somewhere" kind of people? The piles are just becoming ridiculous, particularly on the testosterone-infused side of ... http://maydecnc.today.com/2008/12/04/messy-home-office/ I'm feeling a Bushism coming on. No, not "fool me once, shame on you... don't get fooled again!" nonsense. What I mean is that I'm trying desperately to think of the phrase that basically means "I meant to do (this), but I got sidetracked." You know the one. Best laid ... http://maydecnc.today.com/2008/11/19/best-intentions/ This morning my husband, political junkie that he is, replayed a portion of last night's Presidential debate for me to help illustrate why McCain is a less-than-optimal choice for President. You can see for yourself the kind of language McCain stoops to using in a national forum. How hypocritical, ... http://maydecnc.today.com/2008/09/27/family-values/ I wish I had more time and energy to dream up ways to reuse items that come in to our house, especially the pesky containers and/or packaging that surround the desired item. We live in a municipality that mandates recycling, so we have already diverted some solid waste from the ... http://maydecnc.today.com/2008/09/24/reuse-jelly-bottle/ Disruption has such a negative connotation, doesn't it? I'm not even sure the word is applicable in the context in which I heard it yesterday. First, the backstory... About two weeks ago my mother-in-law phoned to ask if it would be okay for her to come to our house for a ... http://maydecnc.today.com/2008/09/22/disruption/ Okay, I really want to know: how do you keep the family car clean when you have a toddler in the family? One of my daughter's aunts had the "bright" idea (God bless her) of giving us something called a "Snack Trap". This is nothing more than a plastic bowl with ... http://maydecnc.today.com/2008/09/19/snack-trap/