Archive for March, 2007

King Friday – how much does a maid cost?

Friday, March 30th, 2007

Back when my husband, The King, started to write his weekly segment for this little website, I promised him he could write about whatever he wanted. I promised to not censur him.
And so with that little prologue, let me present you with this week’s installment of King Friday.
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So last night we watched this “great [...]

Besides a tampon, what is long and skinny?

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

An e-mail exchange yesterday between The King and I:
The King: Dude, I found a brand new stainless steel tampon vending machine on a second use website for $25. How cool would that be in the powder room????
Isabel: Um, very cool?
The King: Seriously. You could put chewing gum in there, or something else. [...]

Whatever you call it…

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

I usually tell people the reason I started to blog was because it was a way to talk about my miscarriages and my pregnancy before we were telling people.
But that isn’t really 100% true. The real reason was this:
I’m a complainer, and I needed a secret place to complain. A place where other [...]

Am I the only one that’s never heard of this?

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

A conversation that took place in our car on Sunday.
The King: Look at the underpass. It’s covered in bird poop.
Isabel: Why do you always point that out to me? I don’t want to see it. It’s gross.
The King: There is a ton of it. It’s like guano.
Isabel: What in the hell is [...]

Things on my mind today

Monday, March 26th, 2007

Since we don’t have a grocery store to go to in downtown Seattle, I’ve been ordering our groceries online. This works great. Except for last week when I ordered enough groceries to make 4 different dinners for us. One ingredient for each of the dinners didn’t come. So I have a [...]

King Friday – now with talk about business trips to LA

Friday, March 23rd, 2007

The King was in LA for FIVE days last week for business. And by “business” I totally mean living the Entourage lifestyle on the company’s dime. He may/may not have even (literally) run into someone famous. But that’s his story to tell. Maybe next week, King?
And if you want [...]