My kudzu project morning routine involves a microwaved bowl of water, soap and a washcloth. Since the bathroom has no door, the sorry excuse for personal hygiene happens in one of the children’s bedrooms. Sunday morning, I expected the demolition/construction to begin after my father got home from church and changed out of his good […]
My parents’ Christmas gift to me was a new bathroom floor to replace the linoleum floor that the dogs ate. Somehow, the new tile became a complete renovation of our only full bathroom. This has become the kudzu project. When Doug, Tommy and my father gutted the bathroom, they scattered the contents everywhere. The toilet […]
I have gotten GREAT feedback from my histrionic post about Sarah leaving home. Some of it made me giggle. Some of it made me feel soooo much better. All of it was helpful. I am still scratching my head about the recurring theme in feedback that I am afraid of New York. I know I […]
Sarah leaves in one week. Seven days. That takes my breath away, but you wouldn’t know it if you get within earshot of me. While Sarah Toy Story 3’s her room, I talk to her. I talk to her when we are in the same room. I shout across the house to talk to her. […]
Read the comments under any KNS article about education and you will find people complaining about the students who (1) don’t want to be in the class, the students with (2) parents who aren’t engaged in their child’s education and the (3) brightest children being neglected because of the high needs students. After YEARS of […]
After several days snowed/iced in the house, Sarah and I ventured out to get the stir-crazy children something for dinner that would cheer them up aka Chic-fil-a. When we got in the car that hadn’t been used for days, I had my first wave of regret. The car was covered in two inches of icy […]
Tommy: Keep one arm outstretched and a hand touching the mirror until you reach the end of the maze. Sarah: Vanish in the maze with the boyfriend for as long as possible before parents find you. Noah: Walk sloooowly and cautiously. Amy: Count the number of reflections to figure out what’s a mirror and what’s […]
The grandparents gifted Noah with a tiny remote control helicopter. It’s too cute to take seriously, so I didn’t object when the living room became an airport. The new pilot seemed to need a lot of practice. Apparently, teeny helicopters have extremely sensitive controls. One second, the helicopter was quietly weaving it’s way across the […]
I don’t feel any stronger about school being cancelled than I do about school being open. Have school open during winter weather. If I don’t trust the bus, we will drive the children. If our neighborhood roads are glazed with ice, we will stay home. Cancel school for winter weather. We will stay home and […]
On December first, I stopped checking in to FourSquare. The first few days were awkward. It had become routine to check-in before I walked in. Checking in gave me a record of where I went each day. It was an effective tool for letting Doug know where I was and vice-versa. We used that information. […]