Decoration Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day and Christmas memories from my childhood are connected to the extended family gatherings that happened with each holiday.It didn’t matter if it was at my great-grandparents’ house in Natchez Trace, the nearby State Park or my Great-Uncle’s in Martin, the event was about people and food. Relatives who […]
Two things to move me toward my unintentional evolution into a laundry blogger: First, I would like my spouse and children to be admitted into the Justice League based on their ability to dematerialize and materialize at will. Evidence of this power is the daily pile of “Night of the Comet” clothing with no evidence […]
Evan: “Drive over the wheels of the car in front of you so we can go faster.” Me: “That would cause an accident and we would not go faster.” Amy: “I saw the mailman have an accident.” Evan: “The mailman peed in his pants?!?”
If you live in the 9th district, your School Board choice can be narrowed down to one simple question. If you want to continue with the representation you have now, Bratton is your candidate. If you want something different, Trainor is your candidate. If you live in a cave and don’t know that both of […]
If you live in Knox County’s seventh district, your choice for School Board is Sepesi or Warwick. Both seem like good people with sincere motives. Because of their career histories, both are going to be clear and quick thinkers if there is a crisis. If you want to save vo-tech programs, Warwick is your candidate. […]
Amy: “Mom! Dharma ate a whole jar of peanut butter. How did she do that?” Me: “Dharma ate the lid off the peanut butter jar?” Amy: “Well, I might have accidentally left the lid off the jar.” Me: “Dharma took the jar of peanut butter off the shelf?” Amy: “Well, I might have accidentally left […]
We have a pile of old, rusty paint cans that have too much leftover paint to waste. After seeing it day after day for several years, I decided to find a purpose for the paint. This week, the leftover paint from 2002’s staircase railing project became the new color of some kitchen shelves that have […]
Evan: “Awesome! I want to paint too.” Amy: “Cool! Paint my door next.” Noah: “When I have my own place, I’m gonna paint ALL the doors and walls with chalkboard paint.” Sarah: “Sooooo, WHY did you paint Evan’s door black?” Tommy: “Where’s Evan’s door?”
Mail, FedEx and UPS drivers understand small children excitedly competing to be the person who “gets” the mail or package. Whenever possible, they thoughtfully divide the delivery among the small outstretched hands. Today, the “UPS store,” as my children call it, brought two small packages. The driver handed one to each 5-year-old. Evan raced in […]