January 2009

It Is Not About Drugs

January 20, 2009

I was reading Michael Puff the Magic Dragon last night, (as an aside what is up with songs being made into kids books? Billy Joel did it too. It's a dumb trend.) and I realized that the common idea that it is about drugs is wrong. Caveat here, I've never done an illegal drug in [...]

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A Question For The Ages

January 19, 2009

"Mommy, why are the maids coming if you have already cleaned up?" Yes, I clean for the cleaning people. How many of us would like the answer to that very question?

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Shoe Friday #14

January 16, 2009

My friend Sarah, who works from home. The funny thing was when she emailed me this photo, she used a different email addresses than what she normally uses. And I emailed her back asking for her blog to link to. And instead of being like, um asshole, you know me, like we hang out, in [...]

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Running Away

January 15, 2009

I'm a huge Obama fan. I'm a huge democrat. I'm a huge political junkie. So allow me to explain to you why I'm escaping DC during the inauguration. I know, it makes no sense. I have a chance to witness history and I'm leaving. But we have a four day weekend and a free beach [...]

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“Mommy, Are You Sick?”

January 14, 2009

How do you answer a question a 3 year old poses that you can't even answer yourself? Well, yes, I'm sick. I've come to terms with it. I know I will be on medication for the rest of my life. I know I will never be the me, before. That's how I tell time now. [...]

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Michael Is Going To Be A Great Husband One Day

January 13, 2009

As previously discussed, I pretty much spent the whole weekend working on this blog. Which left Doug to parent. On Saturday he took Michael to our community indoor pool for open swim and then to the grocery store. Where Michael insisted we "buy Mommy flowers." And he walked in and presented them to me and [...]

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Delurk Will Ya? (Please)

January 12, 2009

There is a grand tradition of me always being late for delurking day. But hey, I made it this year. New blog, new tradition. So, in honor of delurking day, and the new blog, leave me a comment will ya? I always email my commenters back as long as the comment includes a valid email.

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Well, Hello There, You Made It

January 11, 2009

Welcome to the new, and hopefully you will agree improved, Jodifur. Make yourself comfortable, grab a chair, take you shoes off. I hope you will stay a while. Take a look around. I have an about page, a links page, an archives page, and my personal favorite, a favorite posts page. And my own domain [...]

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Shoe Friday #13

January 9, 2009

Katie's Shoes. I really, really, want these shoes. This is the last Shoe Friday of this incarnation of Jodifur. Because tonight we migrate. Jodifur will be down all weekend but should be up on Monday with the new address. See ya on the flip side.

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In Which I Ask A Favor Of The Internets

January 8, 2009

Around 3:00 pm today can you send some "Jodi, don't be an idiot" vibes into the universe? I have a job interview today for a job I would really, really like to get and hey, every little bit helps right? Now I just have to get through almost an entire day at work without vomiting [...]

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