Daily Archives: November 8, 2007

Reader Opinions, Please

By Suburban Wife | Published: November 8, 2007
If you’re a reg­u­lar reader, you’ll know that The Son is play­ing bas­ket­ball on a middle-school team this sea­son. I’m really torn about whether or not to out­fit him with a pair of bas­ket­ball shoes. Here are the pros and cons that I’ve iden­ti­fied — I’d love any input you have to offer. Pros — Get the Shoes Last [...]
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Day 67

By Suburban Wife | Published: November 8, 2007
Today was a bit of a con­tin­u­a­tion of yesterday’s “ugh” activ­i­ties but with a bit more of a happy ending. This morn­ing I had The Son try on the bas­ket­ball shorts, warm-up pants, and, for the sec­ond time, the Colum­bia jacket. The shorts and warm-ups were promptly rejected. Oh, fudge. The Son swears that the size [...]
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Making a List and Checking it Twice

By Suburban Wife | Published: November 8, 2007
Like a lot of peo­ple, I’ve got Christ­mas on my mind. Well, to be hon­est, I’ve got Christ­mas shop­ping on my mind because oth­er­wise I have to think about all the prep work (read: house­work) I need to get done before the hol­i­days and given how I feel about house­work I’d much rather think about [...]
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