Wednesday was a busy, errand filled day that ended with freaky weather. At a time of night when the children are normally tucked in bed and Doug and I are using Netflix to catch up on something the rest of the world watched a year ago, we were multitasking ourselves to exhaustion. Three children, two […]
I walked in the customerless business to two employees singing along with the store’s background music. I don’t know if the music was set for a room filled with chattering customers or the employees were taking a rare moment of down time to have fun with the music cranked up, but the volume made it […]
When you first sit down at the elementary school cafeteria table filled with girls, there is an interview. “How old are you?”* “How many kids do you have?” “How many pets are at your house?” There are a dozen additional questions, but the common theme of the answers is that they are numbers. I asked […]
Evan: “Can we go get Icees?” Me: “No.” Evan: “When Grandaddy picks me up from school, HE takes me to get an Icee.” Me: “I’m not Grandaddy.” After several days of repeating this exact conversation, the tactic changed. Me: “Goodnight Evan.” Evan: “Wait! Don’t turn out the light yet. I need to tell you something.” […]
1. If a bottle of 100 Tylenol caplets has one broken caplet, what are the odds that you will get one half of the broken caplet every single time you try to get two whole caplets? 2. If patting a hand rhythmically against anything results in a very large dog crawling in your lap for […]
A few weeks ago, I helped small groups of students review a math skill while their teacher spent time teaching a new skill to a few students at a time. The teacher did the important work that varied from easy to difficult, depending on the student. My task was a bingo type game that should […]
The hat looks best on this guy.
I spent the weekend painting doors. Taking doors off hinges, carrying them outside, sanding, priming, painting and rehanging until the sunlight was no longer available to guide my brush. When the children were tucked in bed and the morning outfits were neatly organized, I collapsed in bed. Doug sat with his laptop while I tapped […]
The children were playing cheerfully, so I started painting another of the upstairs doors. As soon as I had paint under my fingernails, on my arms and between my fingers, Amy ran through the house in full panic mode. “Mooooooom!” “I’m painting, Amy. What’s the problem?” “Evan is hurt! He has blood on his face.” […]
Democrats in America are frustrated, aggravated and annoyed. We have a President who isn’t refusing to support, endorse or vote on anything the Republicans demand. Our President is constantly trying to reach a compromise exactly like he said he would when we elected him. While he keeps doing what we said we wanted, we are […]