MARGARET DILLOWAY

  • Bad to Good, Good to Bad

    Yesterday I saw an ad in an old magazine at the dentist’s office for Tylenol PM. The ad has a calendar and asked you put your mood down each day (happy face, angry face, neutral face, etc.) as well as how well you slept the night before to track how sleep and mood are correlated…

  • The Night Marchers

    I found a recipe. It’s Borax and sugar, in a ratio of 1:3, mixed together with water and a little peanut butter. Then, you place the stuff into a container. For the outside container, I used a butter tub with holes in it, so dogs can’t get into it but the ants can. Not that…

  • Novel Stuff

    The book also smells really good. It smells clean, sort of like fresh-washed cotton, and a bit sweet. But that might be the Lucky Charm marshmallow that promptly got squished on the back of it.

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  • The Temple of the Lucky Cat

    And do you know what happened? The next day I received a check I’d been missing, and the day after that I got another check, and then our whole Internet cable issue got resolved.

  • Getting to Hope You Like Me

    She rolled her eyes. “Deal with it. I’m a teenager.” “You’re only 10,” I pointed out. “Almost a teenager.” What—EVER.

  • Islands Far Away

    When I introduce our family as being new to the islands, people here immediately get a deeply concerned look on their faces.  “Oh,” they say, sounding worried, “how are you adjusting?” Then I wonder if I should be worried about something  I don’t know. Living in Hawaii hasn’t been too much of a culture shock.…

  • Solid Potato Salad

    Now, my family HATES sweet potatoes and yams passionately. Even the ones covered in maple syrup and marshmallows. My husband privately says he hates them, but will “eat” them to show the kids it’s okay, if you count “eating” as spooning a tiny bit onto your plate and eyeing it like a raw goat testicle…

  • Home Alone

    It is a great day in my history. My children are all at school until 2 pm. And for the first time ever, my youngest is in school five days a week to prepare her for kindergarten next year, and also because she loooves school and complains if she is not there. Of course, drop…

  • The Tiki Curse

    Remember this episode of the Brady Bunch? When they go on their big trip to Hawaii and accidentally possess a Tiki that they must return to the caves? And everything they did was cursed? Well, I think I got a tiki. On Thursday, my Internet stopped working abruptly. I thought the modem just needed resetting.…

  • Swimming Lessons

    My stomach turned at the sight. I ran to the lifeguard station and asked for a bandaid. Another coral casualty was there– a young man with a big puncture ripped out of his foot. Ick. The lifeguard explained to both of us how to use the iodine swab, then I ran back to Cadillac and…