Entries tagged with 'Relationships'
Time Ticks Down
August 19, 2009
Three weeks to go. And who'd have thought two pregnancies could be so different? It's weird enough having something wiggling around on the inside of your body, shoving itty bitty extremeties into the nooks and crannies of your hip bones,... Read more >
Megan & Josh
October 18, 2008
Best pal Megan and her 17 year old son Josh are visiting, a fact which always: ... feels totally normal, like they should just be here all the time asking, "So, what should we all do today?"... transforms me into... Read more >
Wanna Get Lucky?
September 2, 2008
This is a pic of my good friend Christy. Christy is what I like to call an Ameri-Brit. She's American, but being married to and hanging out with Brits has given her a fine, shiny lustre much coveted by American... Read more >
Just Add Dragon
July 20, 2008
So our fabulous architects from Point of Departure, Jason and Dan, gave us this cool 3D model - a rough draft of what our new house would look like. (That's a shot from the 3D model, left.) They chose the... Read more >
Mamma Mishaps Week
July 16, 2008
What's in the air? Who's punishing the family moms this week? Because it's getting out of hand. Seriously.In the last 7 days here's the short list of the crap that's gone down:1. My mom had surgery.2. My buddy Jen's mom... Read more >
Mak In All Her Mak-ness
July 12, 2008
Sometimes, you get a picture that really "gets" your kid. We've had a few. This one is definitely one of them. Right now, she's talking a lot - some favorite sayings include "OH, MAN!" and "I BWOKE IT!"She's an early... Read more >
Mama's Little Helper
July 6, 2008
This is a new development that I'm really loving.Yes, everything takes twice as long. Things may not be stirred quite as smoothly. And there is certainly a bit more of a mess to clean up.But then you look down, and... Read more >
One Step Ahead
July 5, 2008
The Varmint: "Could you get a drink ready for Makenna?"Tam: "Already done."The Varmint: "You're one step ahead of me!" Tam: *batting eyelashes* "Naturally."The Varmint: "Only because that's how I like it."Tam: "Ahh. A man who knows his place. So you... Read more >
It's Business Time
June 5, 2008
If you haven't been lucky enough to see Flight of the Conchords do "Business Time," it is essential for you to do so, now.There is an unfortunate side effect of watching "Business Time" and that is that when Business Time... Read more >
The Varmint Guide to Special Occasions
May 9, 2008
It's Mother's Day tomorrow. My husband, The Varmint, is borderline catatonic, frozen stiff and staring into the dual metaphysical headlights of husbandly and son-ly duty, his hand occasionally twitching as he mumbles unintelligible syllables beneath his breath. This happens whenever... Read more >
Tina Fey Porked My Varmint
March 19, 2008
So last night my best friend, Tina Fey, hooked up with The Varmint. Not once, but three whole times. She was very non-chalant about the whole scrumping my husband thing."The first time we hooked up," she said casually to me,... Read more >
Boobies & Butting Out
March 6, 2008
Too small, I thought. Too boring. Too freckly. Too white. Too pink. Too easy to blush. I bemoaned the total lack of cleavage all through high school. Sighed over their inability to augment my social life. Put up with fried... Read more >
Five Good Reasons
January 22, 2008
Horrifying, I know. And this is a good day, people. The Pedicure - and whether or not The Varmint should regularly submit - is one of the great ongoing arguments of our relationship. I humbly submit five good reasons why... Read more >
No More Eye Contact
January 4, 2008
The Varmint: "Um, babe? There were Kotex on this shopping list."Tam: "And your point?"The Varmint: "Well, I only had, like, two other items on the list."Tam: "Yeah?"The Varmint: "And there were three different kinds of Kotex. [pause] Um, I did... Read more >
Darkon, Take Me Away
November 13, 2007
The kid is down, our bellies are full and we're lolling around on the sofa, curled up with each other, drowning in fuzzy blankets and watching TiVo. In other words, it's a night like every other night, and we're loving... Read more >
Dear John - Revenge is Mine
September 4, 2007
Dear John,It was really great to see you this past weekend! Thanks for coming down, hanging out and supporting the family through a tough time. You're the best. I'm also glad we managed to find some time to hang out.... Read more >
Varmint Twin: The Varmint Senior
June 6, 2007
I've been getting the occasional comment or email lately asking about Varmint Twins - where have they gone?! Are there any new ones? (What the hell is a Varmint Twin you ask? Look here and here for your answer.) I'm... Read more >
Three Years Ago, The Deal Was Sealed
May 22, 2007
Not too long ago, back in the Glory Days as The Varmint would call them, I didn't give a rat's patootie about stuff like wedding anniversaries. "It's just another day," I would say. I've since changed my mind and now... Read more >
Behold! Genuine Varmint Clippings
March 20, 2007
Why do men do stuff like this? Grab the razor, shave off their fur, then leave the evidence behind without regard for the next person who comes along? I mean, do I REALLY want to be staring at this pile... Read more >
Trail of (Blood, Sweat &) Tears
January 24, 2006
The Varmint and I share a desk. A huge, wide useful desk crafted by his handy brother Justin, but just one desk, nonetheless. Our computers are at opposite ends, leaving our backs angled toward one another. This provides us each... Read more >
The Book Club Coup
January 19, 2006
You get strange reactions from people when you tell them you're in a book club. Usually they nod, smile politely and say something like, "Oh really?" Meanwhile you can see that mentally, they've squealed-out. They quickly change the topic in... Read more >
Overheard - The Nightmare Client
January 18, 2006
Today at work, The Varmint and I have been negotiating the trickiest of all clients: The Frustrated Graphic Designer. He wears the dark-rimmed glasses. He waxes on using words like "minimalist" and "organic" and "Warholian" in the same sentence. He... Read more >
Arne, Tam, Tini & The Varmint Do Palm Springs
January 12, 2006
I don't know what the deal is with my family, but we seem to have a certain affection for European folks and Germans in particular. My dad's first wife was German. The 'rents best friends for more than 40 years... Read more >
My (Not So) Little Brother John
December 29, 2005
You ask anyone who knows him, and they'll have a story about my brother. There's the one where he Sawzall-ed himself out of a skylight hole, Wile E. Coyote-style. There's another where he nailed his hand to a board with... Read more >
Family & The Holidays
December 27, 2005
You never can tell when the lightbulb is gonna cla-click ON above your head. In my case, one of my nephews was being a little turd as my other nephew wailed, the baby was balancing disturbingly rigid and giggling maniacally... Read more >
Our Poncey Prince of Holiday Cheer
December 21, 2005
If you've been reading regularly, you know of my dear friend Gerald - a.k.a. Dex the Taunter - who tortured us via email for days in an orgy of in-your-face, WWF-style threat-downs as his lummox-like Pummelinguists were set to slaughter... Read more >
Pre-Holiday Holidays with My Other Family
December 20, 2005
They say there is the family you live with and then there is the family you choose. "They" forget that there is also the family you've spent so much of your life with that you have no choice but to... Read more >
Overheard
December 18, 2005
Girl #1: "What I'd really love to give her is a self-help book on how to control her out-of-control, passive-aggressive behavior." Girl #2: *drily* "Sadly, I doubt she'd get the irony." Girl #1: *oblivious* "I know. She so totally wouldn't."... Read more >
Snapshot - He's Mine
December 16, 2005
Mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine... Read more >
Because the Truth Makes Me Squirmy
November 17, 2005
As we were driving the other morning to get a cup of obscenely expensive coffee, my mom said a wonderful thing to me: "You know what, Tam? I think you two are more in love today than on the... Read more >
Coincidence (or The Universe, Smacking That Ass)
November 16, 2005
Monday night at Masuo’s in Solana Beach there was a brilliant birthday party for a shining beacon of a girl I’ve never met. Her name is Margo. We brought her a haiku and a gift of blue-and-white striped Oompa Loompa... Read more >
Meet The Momster
November 8, 2005
Meet Jan, better known as Mom. Mom, like most moms, totally rocks. She's one of the most complex, deeply complicated and genuinely sweet people I've ever met. (But don't tell her I said that. She's trying to maintain a certain... Read more >
Revenge Will Be Mine
November 3, 2005
It was my birthday last Friday. Frankly, I was just pleased to be upright, able to control my sphinctre, relatively pain-free and out of the house. (What more could one ask for at any age, really?) Birthdays never freak me... Read more >
Farewell, My Molly
October 28, 2005
My little dog and friend of 14 years died late Tuesday night, curled atop her bed. Despite knowing the day was coming, I find myself unprepared. Molly has been my faithful companion in real life and my ever-present sidekick in... Read more >
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