Sick
Fated Nursemaid
January/26/2009 12:54 PM
by Nicole Hanratty
Before 8 am my fate was clear. With both husband and child home sick, it was evident I would spend the day playing nursemaid.
By midnight last night, with coughing echoing throughout every corner of my house, I knew that my Monday morning routine would never see daylight. My usual route which runs like clockwork every week, (two plus grocery stores, the car wash, the drug store, the dry cleaner, the gas station, the bank, and Coffee Bean), was cancelled. Call my vendors, I’m a no-show today. Read More...
Lysol Queen Goes Crazy
February/21/2008 05:28 PM
by Nicole Hanratty
Tonight on the eleven o’clock news... After a brutal flu season, a local mother starts out with the intent of sanitizing her home but “allegedly” the fumes go to her head.
(cue music) Good evening everyone!
They’re calling her the “Lysol Queen.” Officers said when they arrived at her home last night the woman admitted to “Lysol”ing her house non-stop for twelve hours straight.
It started with the couch that her husband had been attached to for four days, then she moved on to door knobs, bathroom fixtures, kitchen appliance handles and she couldn’t bring herself to stop. Read More...
Mom, MD
February/08/2008 04:11 PM
by Nicole Hanratty
I love the phone calls from school that start, “Mrs. Hanratty, I don’t want to alarm you, but...” Forget it. You already have.
Does anyone know if Ebay sells manuals for children? Mine seem to be missing... And right about now, I could really use one.
What scares me the most is the relief on the face of school personnel when I show up, as if I have all the answers! “I’m just a mom,” I think to myself in a panic. “I don’t know what to do!” Read More...
Hooked
February/07/2008 04:02 PM
by Nicole Hanratty
Where’s Peter Pan when you need him? Spotted playing hooky and goofing off yesterday, I was caught by Captain Hook himself!
A day at Disneyland…not so priceless. I could be seen shelling out dollars like they were valueless (oh, that’s right, they practically are these days...), treating my family to a day of bliss.
Feeding them like there was no Tomorrowland. Exactly how many Churros are too many? Read More...
When Mom Goes Down
January/27/2008 02:53 PM
by Nicole Hanratty
When I get sick, I often dream of placing a Help Wanted Ad. It reads: Ailing mother in need of a full time chauffeur, cook, laundress, maid, butler and personal assistant. Salary Non-negotiable, Hugs and Kisses Only.
Then I lay in bed and reason that I don’t have to get up. The dog doesn’t have to be fed, the kids don’t have to go to school, and the laundry doesn’t have to be done. We could get by one more day without bread... Read More...
