Our nephew sent J. and I a lovely holiday package filled with our favorite baked goods: chocolate chip cookies and scotcheroos. Unfortunately, they were apparently so delicious a squirrel broke into the box and chewed holes in every single bag. 😭
December 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Our nephew sent J. and I a lovely holiday package filled with our favorite baked goods: chocolate chip cookies and scotcheroos. Unfortunately, they were apparently so delicious a squirrel broke into the box and chewed holes in every single bag. 😭
This absolutely delightful goober
December 19, 2025 at 2:11 AM
This absolutely delightful goober
Me: Losing my mind after five hours of year-end "emergency" work emails
My husband: What's for dinner?
My husband: What's for dinner?
a woman is standing in front of a fire with her arms outstretched .
ALT: a woman is standing in front of a fire with her arms outstretched .
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December 17, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Me: Losing my mind after five hours of year-end "emergency" work emails
My husband: What's for dinner?
My husband: What's for dinner?
Starting to learn Norwegian and I realized the accent = just how I talk normally. 🫢
November 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Starting to learn Norwegian and I realized the accent = just how I talk normally. 🫢
J. is turning the thermostat UP and I'm surreptitiously trailing him to turn it DOWN DOWN DOWN because I apparently run 10 degrees warmer than I used to (and 20 degrees warmer than my furnace of a husband).
October 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
J. is turning the thermostat UP and I'm surreptitiously trailing him to turn it DOWN DOWN DOWN because I apparently run 10 degrees warmer than I used to (and 20 degrees warmer than my furnace of a husband).
After 2 long weeks of hypervigilance trying to prevent Kota from ripping out his stitches (success rate: 60%), we got into the car to go to the vet to have the final stitches removed only to discover the battery was dead.
October 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM
After 2 long weeks of hypervigilance trying to prevent Kota from ripping out his stitches (success rate: 60%), we got into the car to go to the vet to have the final stitches removed only to discover the battery was dead.
Kota had surgery and the anesthesia is making him super restless but also paranoid. So every time we get him to lie down he immediately pops up in a panic to do something ill-advised like race down the stairs (not yet allowed) or jump onto furniture (also not allowed). I'm already tired tomorrow.
October 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Kota had surgery and the anesthesia is making him super restless but also paranoid. So every time we get him to lie down he immediately pops up in a panic to do something ill-advised like race down the stairs (not yet allowed) or jump onto furniture (also not allowed). I'm already tired tomorrow.
Before (watermelon I successfully grew in a container)
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After (delicious glass of watermelon agua fresca I made with it)
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After (delicious glass of watermelon agua fresca I made with it)
September 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Before (watermelon I successfully grew in a container)
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After (delicious glass of watermelon agua fresca I made with it)
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After (delicious glass of watermelon agua fresca I made with it)
Loretta the bromeliad is no more but hopefully her pup Larry will carry on her legacy
September 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Loretta the bromeliad is no more but hopefully her pup Larry will carry on her legacy
Watching (respectfully)
August 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Watching (respectfully)
I quit drinking Mountain Dew in February but have 6 cans left over in the pantry and I'm going to use them with my colonoscopy prep to ensure I never want to drink it again.
August 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I quit drinking Mountain Dew in February but have 6 cans left over in the pantry and I'm going to use them with my colonoscopy prep to ensure I never want to drink it again.
I just spent a disgusting 90 min. fixing our clogged bathroom sink with a drum auger and after fighting to get it around the pipe bend, discovered the cable rusted out and wouldn't retract, which meant I pulled 10 feet of black, smelly, gunked-up cable out by hand. But I did it - the drain is clear!
August 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I just spent a disgusting 90 min. fixing our clogged bathroom sink with a drum auger and after fighting to get it around the pipe bend, discovered the cable rusted out and wouldn't retract, which meant I pulled 10 feet of black, smelly, gunked-up cable out by hand. But I did it - the drain is clear!
Last week's container garden haul. (The mutant potato was DELICIOUS.)
August 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Last week's container garden haul. (The mutant potato was DELICIOUS.)
Finally got to give J. his birthday present from 4 years ago
July 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Finally got to give J. his birthday present from 4 years ago
Woke myself up screaming, "GET OFF ME!" after I dreamed a man was aggressively groping me and in that half-second of not-awake-to-awake, I literally felt the pressure of hands still on me. (J. was already at work.) 😳
July 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Woke myself up screaming, "GET OFF ME!" after I dreamed a man was aggressively groping me and in that half-second of not-awake-to-awake, I literally felt the pressure of hands still on me. (J. was already at work.) 😳
Verrrrrry slightly overwatered my spider plant and omg the dramatics.
July 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Verrrrrry slightly overwatered my spider plant and omg the dramatics.
Let me off this ride
March 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Let me off this ride
Little girl at the restaurant last night: "In 10 days I won't like pickles anymore!" 🤔
March 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Little girl at the restaurant last night: "In 10 days I won't like pickles anymore!" 🤔
I loaned a book to my nephew and put a $20 bill inside for a fun little surprise. He called me to say, "I think you forgot your bookmark."
1. How awesome is it that he contacted the assumed owner of found money?
2. What kind person does he think I am to assume I use $20 bills as bookmarks? 🤣🤣
1. How awesome is it that he contacted the assumed owner of found money?
2. What kind person does he think I am to assume I use $20 bills as bookmarks? 🤣🤣
February 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I loaned a book to my nephew and put a $20 bill inside for a fun little surprise. He called me to say, "I think you forgot your bookmark."
1. How awesome is it that he contacted the assumed owner of found money?
2. What kind person does he think I am to assume I use $20 bills as bookmarks? 🤣🤣
1. How awesome is it that he contacted the assumed owner of found money?
2. What kind person does he think I am to assume I use $20 bills as bookmarks? 🤣🤣
J's 98-year-old grandma passed away and his mom asked us if we wanted to bring a funeral plant home.
Meet Loretta (named after grandma).
Meet Loretta (named after grandma).
December 12, 2024 at 9:25 PM
J's 98-year-old grandma passed away and his mom asked us if we wanted to bring a funeral plant home.
Meet Loretta (named after grandma).
Meet Loretta (named after grandma).
J's mom couldn't figure out why the pumpkin pie slices looked so terrible until her grandson managed to blurt out between bouts of laughter that she still had the knife guard on.
November 29, 2024 at 12:13 AM
J's mom couldn't figure out why the pumpkin pie slices looked so terrible until her grandson managed to blurt out between bouts of laughter that she still had the knife guard on.
Tag yourself as a holiday song lyric:
I'm "Until then we'll have to muddle through somehow."
I'm "Until then we'll have to muddle through somehow."
November 22, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Tag yourself as a holiday song lyric:
I'm "Until then we'll have to muddle through somehow."
I'm "Until then we'll have to muddle through somehow."