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From the author of the "So, The Thing Is..." Columns comes a more casual slice of life humor. Barb Cooper writes of the realities of parenthood and life, but here, her points are fewer and harder to find.
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Well, Wow, Hi There!
I planted some broccoli back in the Spring when I was in that manic LET'S PLANT EVERYTHING WE EAT, QUICK PLANT A COW, MAYBE WE SHOULD RAISE CHICKENS, OKAY, THEN, ALL VEGETABLES EVERYWHERE WILL GROW AND PROSPER AND MAKE US ALL TRUE FARMERS WHO GET INV...
Things to Confess
Okay, so I have some things to tell y'all that I haven't shared for various reasons.Most of which entail large embarrassment on my part.The first is that, well, my car inspection sticker has expired. It, um, expired in June. I know! I KNOW! But I...
Disney Faces
(As always, click to embiggen.) My Tiger lover watching the tigers at Disney's Animal Kingdom... and in front of Mt. Everest. (Why, yes, we did climb Mt. Everest and go on a jungle safari all in one day. And also? There was face painting.)And we we...
Milestones
So, yesterday, my older daughter Ana (11) got her cell phone. She and her dad had been researching phones and plans all summer and he made her make a spreadsheet where she kept all of the data organized. She is perhaps the happiest 11-year-old on t...
It's Tuesday and I'm Fragmented
I guess I'm just going to write my fragmented thoughts on Tuesday (when I remember.) (See, this will differ from writing my fragmented thoughts on, say, Monday because on Tuesday, it will be INTENTIONAL. Got that?) It's not alliterative (like Friday...
In Which I Concede Defeat
Before 9:30 in the morning.I awoke this morning to a basement flood after a night of storms. MORE storms. Storms upon storms upon days and days of rain.I was a bit disappointed to realize that when I prepared the coffee for this morning, I forgot t...
Quick FULF Update
Many longer posts in the works but I wanted to thank you all so much for your well wishes and to assure you that my foot is better. We had gone into New York City to the Ballet and I refused to wear my running shoes with the orthotics (vanity will b...
Unexpected
Today was a really good day.The puppy slept through the night.It only rained in the morning.I got to walk with my friend Donna.My house is really clean because my mother-in-law is visiting and also, we had an appraiser come by as part of our refinanc...
The Fun Never Stops
The past month has been a debacle for the Cooper family in terms of health.Ongoing Plagues:Ear infections: 4Flu viruses: 3Strep throat: 1Colds: 4Rounds of antibiotics: five plus one round of TamifluWe are only four people and the only thing I'VE had ...
Live Smurf Walking ON TREADMILL
I think this video of my inaugural walk on the treadmill after two plus years away says it all.I hear crying is very aerobic.Y'all, if you can, go take a race walk around your kitchen and yell, "YAHOO!" on my behalf. I just can't put into words what...
Some Good With Some Bad
I went to Queens to pick up my new orthotics yesterday. I was so anxious, I couldn't sleep the night before, which is an indication of how excited I am to finally have an answer, and an END, to my chronic pain. One thing I didn't even remotely cons...
Sadistic Massage for Everyone!
Thank you all so much for loving my mommy. She came through the hip replacement surgery very well and I even got to talk to her for a few minutes yesterday. (And may I just say if the South Beach Diet came with the kind of drugs my mom is on, the wh...
Monday, Monday
This is a momentous week at Casa Cooper. Lots of big doings.For starters, even as I write this, my mother is having hip replacement surgery in Dallas. It's her second hip replacement so it's not entirely terrifying but any surgery like this is frau...
Weird and Wonderful: An Update
Things continue on their usual weird and wonderful and other W words that I can't think of because, hello, it's 5:00 AM and I've only had one cup of coffee.I have no idea what I'm doing up. Thanks for asking, though.So, the first update is about my ...
A Radical Idea
So, I haven't updated you all about my foot in a few days and I know you're on the edge of your seats wondering WHAT IS GOING ON.Well.It's a miracle, as far as I am concerned.My foot has been taped for almost two weeks now and I am almost entirely wi...
Ah, That's More Like It
My little family returned home last night from their ski trip.It's been roughly twelve hours. I'm on laundry load number six million, there are boots and shoes strewn everywhere, the decibel level is markedly higher, previously uncluttered surfaces i...
Today, I Came Back From Oz
Today, with my foot still safely taped and pain-free, I:1. got the oil changed in my car 2. went to the post office 3. picked up a prescription at the drug store4. went to Staples for photo paper 5. went to Barnes and Noble 6. picked up both girls fr...
Live Smurf Walking
I thought I would post a little video of me walking because I am GIDDY--GIDDY, I tell you!--with my recently reborn skill. Walking is the new RUNNING! Just click on the post title if you get the blog via e-mail and you will see me walking around the...
More Foot Excitement--Seriously!
Oh, my gosh, I am so excited that I'm actually standing up to type this.This morning, just after I ordered my new ball winder and swift... (y'all are going to have to Google that if you don't know what it is because I am too excited to find a photo o...
Another Installment of Barb's Not-So-Excellent Foot Adventure
I met with my podiatrist (Dr. Martin) at the surgical center today, to schedule my upcoming foot surgery and do all the initial pre-op stuff.I drove out to the surgical center, which is much nicer than Dr. Martin’s office in Queens, and did all the...
Elvis Has Left the Building
I saw my podiatrist on Saturday and have been in a really deep blue funk ever since.We are making plans to go forward with the second surgery to clear out the scar tissue in my foot that was surgically rebuilt almost two years ago, leaving me in chro...
And Another Lesson
So, I was writing this post all about Edward the Cat and how he loves me and the more I wrote, the more I started to feel like one of those Crazy Cat Lovers who anthropomorphize their pets and start writing dialogue from the cat's point of view and p...
Notes From the Couch
I've been spending a lot of time on my couch these past few weeks, which is not as much fun as you might think.And I haven't really written about it because I don't really want to talk about it.Well, that and the fact that I'm afraid if I talk about ...
Love Tuesday
This morning, my husband took my breath away.Today, my husband, who had an early flight out of town, got up at 4:00 AM so that he could shovel the driveway before he left.We knew it was going to snow overnight and I offered to leave my car at the bot...
Okay, Here I Go
According to Oprah, when you write something down, you make a commitment to that thing. This has not, um, proven especially true for me in my life but I am willing to suspend my eye-rolling, cynical outlook (well, okay, my cynical outlook. The eye ...
Hockey Holidays!
So, true to the rules of Karma currently operating in my life, after my good mood and determined lassoing of the spirit of the season (Merry Christmas, dang it), I had a really bad day yesterday.So my husband made me go to a hockey game.We're still i...
Halloween 2008
In Austin, which is part of the Bible Belt (sort of shocking since the people in Austin are all about tolerance and laid-back, aging-hippy vibes), the schools have opted to not allow Halloween costumes on school grounds. (They don't want to be accuse...
RHINEBECK!
Okay, okay, okay, okay...I really have been working on the "Typical Day in the Life of Barb" post (ala Mrs. G.) but, well, I keep falling asleep while writing it. Because MY typical day? Not really so exciting, unless you like the part where I get to...
Okay, I'm Over Myself
I awoke this morning with a renewed energy and zest for life in New York. I think yesterday was just a bout of normal homesickness for all that was familiar back in Austin. It wasn't a crisis; just a dull ache. Maybe that's to be expected--after all,...
Random Wordy Wednesday Stuff
As motivational as it is to look at the picture I posted last night (in an OH THE HORROR kind of way), I really can't stand it. Here's another one taken that same night where, oh, look! I have a waist.There, I feel better. (Moderately.) (Sort of.)Coo...
