Rarely on here anymore. Between school, kids, soccer, football (woohoo Colts) & futbol (andiamo Inter) seasons, we're busy.

And I'm not as creative as I once was. My brain output is limited to MLA citations and ethnographic research. No fun for a blog.

Plus, better pics on Facebook.

Ciao

I'm sick.

Tomorrow, tomorrow

My MIL is leaving tomorrow. Thank. God.

MIL Embarrassing Moments #1-2

#1:
Setting: Kohls bra department
So, Kohls is having another of their "Giant Sales." We go, I have Kohls Cash, a 15% off coupon, and gift cards - I am a Kohls-shopping-machine. I also am in need of a new bra. We're shopping, picking out new shoes for the kids, etc.. Sonia (my mother-in-law who speaks not one word of English) also wants to look for a new bra. We're looking, I'm helping her find her size in the sales rack. I find the correct size, and she doesn't like it. So she lifts up her shirt on one side to show me how the bra I chose is apparently not the type she wears/likes. There are many people now looking.

I made sure to yell out "Mauricio," so he could deal with his mother and let her know what the appropriate Kohls-behavior is.

This leads to Embarrassing Moment #2:
After being told that it is highly recommended to not lift your shirt in public (unless it is Fat Tuesday and you're in New Orleans..so I've heard..), she decides that the best way to gauge whether a bra will fit her is not to go to the dressing room and try it on. Noooooo. It is obviously better and easier to put the bra on over your shirt. And wear it for a little bit.

I'm sure there will be more fun times to come in the next 10 days.

*Cue the Music from "Jaws"

My mother-in-law flies in at 10:20 p.m.

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I keep telling myself, "this year, I promise, I won't lose my temper, I won't give her the finger every time she turns her back to me, and I won't want to throw her off the Dame Point Bridge."

But, I have arranged an alibi just in case :)

I am

very neglectful of this. Summer has been crazy...school, preparations for the Mother-In-Law visit, trip to NY, etc...

I'm really looking forward to school starting soon.

Home sweet home

Not really. But, we're back in Jax. Roch was great. We saw the Rhinos play (and fight), ate (a lot), and saw all the relatives.

Unfortunately, my washing machine seems to have broken while away. Not quite sure how that happened...but we've home-repaired it so many times that I think this time we're just going to have to bite the bullet and buy a new one.