So I’m standing in my laundry room peeling layers of tape and cardboard off of perfectly rolled pairs of panties for a 4-year-old with fingers already raw from twist ties and hard plastic packaging thinking, “Is this really necessary?” In a world where recycling is required, composting is the latest fad, Energy Star earns you tax rebates, and Al...
Christmas Collage
Slowly making my way through pictures. The complete set is at our Photos page.
Would your life be different?
Please excuse run-ons and excessive use of parentheses. What is it about the Christmas season that elicits a sense of good cheer, giving, charity, and joyfulness? Is it the fact that in all that shopping and commercialism, we need to ease our guilty (sub?)conscious by throwing in an extra pair of mittens for the local...
Constant Motion
Exhibit A for why we need a padded room. This went on for about 45 minutes.
Snow Day (and release of 2009 Christmas letter)
********UPDATE********* Official snowfall: 18 inches (courtesy of the National Weather Service) ********ORIGINAL POST FOLLOWS******** To some, the copious amounts of snow falling in our neck of the woods might be considered inconvenient or annoying. For us, who had no plans and a lot of catching up to do around the house, it represents fun in...
Foto Friday
It’s official. After a short but very sweet (like Ty-got-to-adopt-a-teddy-bear-from-the-judge’s-collection kind of sweet) hearing adoption ceremony, Ty is officially no longer an orphan. Ty is officially a tax deduction. Ty is officially an American. Ty is officially a Corkum. We are officially a family of FIVE!
13. Things to do in San Fransciso in a weekend, on a budget
Remember to get on your plane. This way you can avoid any unnecessary upcharges from your airline. If you do happen to not get on your plane, make sure to acquire a very pleasant, accommodating, all around AWESOME customer service agent who can redeem your idiocy. Stay at a cute, inexpensive hotel. It should be...