The inescapable dork DNA

ACIMH,* Sunday edition:   Me: Will you please fill up the rice canister? There’s a huge bag of jasmine rice on the pantry shelf.   College Ninja: *gets giant bag* How do I open this?   Me: Scissors   Navy Guy: *makes doubtful noise, starts toward kitchen*   Me: Judd. Your son is almost 21…

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And then they ate him…

ACIMH*, the car trip back to college edition:   Me: What are you studying?   College Princess: French. I have a quiz today.   Me: Want me to help?   Her: No. You’re all Miss Perfect Pronunciation. It’s annoying.   Me: Want me to teach you how to sing the French National Anthem in French?…

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I have options . . .

ACIMH*: Me: Just got back-to-back recruitment messages from J-Date and Christian Mingle. Navy Guy: Is there something you want to tell me? Me: Better keep up the good work, buddy. *Actual Conversation In My House photo of us on a date, pre-marriage, to a Navy ball. look how cute we were! 🙂

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Unappreciated — ACIMH

So I’m learning to cook, in the Better Late than Never category.  Tonight I made my first-ever roast chicken, and the Actual Conversation In My House went something like this; Me: I made my first-ever roasted chicken**! Isn’t it beautiful?? Navy Guy: You roasted it upside down. Me: But at least it’s roasted. And beautiful!…

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