“What did you do at school today Evan?” “I went to *art.” “What else did you do?” “Worksheets.” “Anything else.” “Ate lunch.” “What did you eat?” “Something brown, but I didn’t finish it.” “What else can you tell me about your day?” “That’s too many questions. I’m done talking.” “Okay. Thanks.” *Or “music” or “the […]
“What grade is your child’s class?” “Which child?” “What grade is the class you are making treat bags for with this candy?” “Oh. Actually, I’m making treat bags for my children.” “Well … aren’t your children lucky.” Our family has a lot of fun with Halloween. So much fun that I can see how being […]
Evan: “I buried the mouse that the cat killed.” Me: “Thank you for being so helpful. You didn’t bury it with your hands did you?” Evan: “No. It had some red stuff, so I ran over it with my bike to get all the red out. Then, I buried it. I used a shovel.”
Evan: “A light saber.” Amy: “A card and a hug and a kiss.” Noah: “Ummm…” Evan: “A pumpkin.” Sarah: “A robe. A really long robe that he’ll wear all the time.” Noah: “He probably would like a light saber.” Evan: “A flower.” Tommy: “A shower in the downstairs bathroom.” Sarah: “An organic, vegetarian cake.” Since […]
Ten of the reasons why I am going. One week I found an Obama is the anti-Christ pamphlet under my windshield wiper. The following week someone tried to scrape the Obama sticker off of my car. A relative stopped speaking to me when I told him to stop sending my children anti-Islamic e-mails. A neighbor […]
While Buster sat and watched the cove with more devotion than most people watch their favorite reality shows, Betty did what women have always done. She multi-tasked. She kept one eye on the activity in the cove and one eye on her husband. She maintained the tidiest house I have ever seen. Until a fall […]
Boy teen and girl teen are going on Fall Break outings. Boy teen is making the ever popular ‘marching band goes to Disney World’ trip from Wednesday until Sunday. Girl teen is going to middle TN with a friend to tour a college, roam Nashville with other teens and experience the joy/pain of Portfolio Day. […]
I rearrange furniture. It forces me to clean nooks and crannies that are usually ignored. It allows me an excuse to declutter drawers and shelves. I find lost treasures and for a little while, I know where absolutely everything is located in that room. It makes a room feel fresh and new. I do it, […]