http://taylhis.tangents.org MY LIFE AS A WIFE & MOM: Parents, Kids, and Pets... Oh My! Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:51:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It began yesterday - my daily newspaper arrived on my doorstep by 3:30 pm.  Were the kids off school today?  That was my first thought since our paper is never at our house before 4:30, even when the paper boy doesn't have school.  But I've talked to some friends, and ... http://taylhis.tangents.org/2008/11/20/thanks-to-the-paper-fairy/ If you read my last post, I referred to an email I received that compared pictures of celebrities to all kinds of things, other people, and fictional characters.  I've found the email and posted it for your amusement.  If you've read any of my other fun forwards, then you know that I'm ... http://taylhis.tangents.org/2008/11/20/here-it-is-totally-twins/ I'd think these are the same person: The Cowardly Lion, fictional movie character, 1939    Drew Peterson, suspected wife murderer, 2008      I got an email a few months ago comparing a bunch of people's faces to other pictures.  It was funny to see the resemblance between people you wouldn't have otherwise thought about - like ... http://taylhis.tangents.org/2008/11/20/if-i-didnt-know-any-better/ Wow.  What a great film...  and I don't think I've been able to say that since I saw The Orphanage months ago.  We ventured over to the Toledo suburbs yesterday for date night to see Changeling at the nice theater since we still had a free pass leftover from a ... http://taylhis.tangents.org/2008/11/19/changeling/ In the past few months, I've had the opportunity to get involved in a role playing game - sort of like Dungeons and Dragons, I'm told.  This one was called "Call of Cthulu", and we played it on two separate Saturdays for about 5 hours each.  We began by choosing ... http://taylhis.tangents.org/2008/11/19/call-of-cthulu/ Sunday is usually my favorite day of the week, but our last one ranks low on a list of my favorites.  First, the kids started out the day by being terrible.  Our 4-year-old Sammie was excited to see the snow - all 20 flakes of it that fell that morning - and ... http://taylhis.tangents.org/2008/11/18/trickle-down-crabonomics/ Unlike previous posts of mine, this one is being written to compliment the status of gas prices these days.  Here in NW Ohio, we 're paying $1.99 for gas - it was actually weird looking to see a 1 up there on the price board at the gas station. But I'm ... http://taylhis.tangents.org/2008/11/14/gas-prices/ "Windy City White House" is more of a reference to our visit to the Windy City rather than a blog post about the recent election - it's over and done with, and although I won't talk much about the outcome, I am happy to not have to hear about it on ... http://taylhis.tangents.org/2008/11/13/windy-city-white-house/ Many of you have read a live blog before; ie people posting comments while an awards show is airing on tv.  But have you ever read a live blog that is being composed within the vicinity of 4 crazy kids?  The following represents my best shot at attempting the previous description: PRESHOW 7:30 ... http://taylhis.tangents.org/2008/11/12/cma-awards-live-blogging/ With 4 kids, many of them small in years, we are at the doctor's office lots.  We are so lucky to be really happy with our pediatrician, especially since we see him often.  Today was another such visit - time for our 2 year and 4 month check-ups for the little ... http://taylhis.tangents.org/2008/11/12/our-friend-the-doctor/