It can be fun having smart (aleck) kids. 10. On a bad night at a support group----You know you've got troubles when a toothless crack whore with an ankle bracelet offers to light a candle for you. 9. On the movie Apocalypto---The intense violence made up for the amount of man-ass in it. 8. At school---Which one is your son, the white kid? 7. On fast food---Why does Taco Bell in Wisconsin have better Mexican food than Taco Bell in Phoenix? (btw try Federico's 24 hour drive throu...

Thank you for all your prayers. The result is that I found a lovely home in suburban Phoenix. It's actually the house I had pictured in my head. I really don't want to seem ungrateful. I mean God has provided me with a good job, a house I love, my children are here with me safe and sound. Phoenix is really a beautiful city. The desert colors are gorgeous. Even the heat is not to bad. (The next person that says it's a dry heat is getting b-witch-slapped.) But... I am really homesick. As...

OK Gang--I am officially homeless. I am writing this from La Quinta Inns and Suites in Colorado Springs. If you have to be homeless, this is the way to do it. Thanks to dear friends who used frequent traveler points to book me a room. I am on my way to sunny Phoenix, Arizona where I have to find a home for me and six of my kids before starting my job next month. The kids are staying with their big sister and her new baby. Moving day itself is something I wouldn't wish on anyone. By 4:...

Some weeks are brilliant jewels you treasure. Some you just really need a do-over. Then weeks like this one are all over the map. Here is a brief list. 1. 10 yo bipolar boy was hospitalized again. It's spring; he's manic. On we go. 2. Boy was released, but not stable. This led to 48 hours of screaming, weeping, willfully defecating, and throwing small appliances. 3. Hospital won't take him back. They say to follow up with his outpatient psychiatrist. 4. There are no psychiatrists acceptin...