My accomplishment for the day: Embarrass my Mother My mother was talking about her radiation, how she’s feeling and how my father is behaving because of the radiation (bad jokes and a list of chores since she’ll “be home anyway”). I suggested that she sleep with her head in his lap because it would probably […]

Noah is making what we are tentatively calling a “sneeze sleeve” for the school’s invention convention. The idea came from watching him wipe his nose on his sleeve. The details aren’t ironed out yet and suggestions are welcome but we really like his project. Sarah is determined not to make anything useful and despite my […]

Since nobody wants to hear about the color of the stuff coming out of my nose I really have nothing interesting to say right now. Yet I ramble on anyway. Amy is watching Elmo in Grouchland. Yes, I actually like hearing Mandy Patinkin sing “Mine” but I don’t like listening to Vanessa Williams sing. Doug […]

I’m not sleepy but I’m going to bed and chill out. We have a nice new fitted sheet to replace the old threadbare one that finally developed into a giant hole. Tomorrow I will wake up with a nice new attitude and no built-up aggravations with certain people.

My wonderful husband said what needed to be said very tactfully. Thank you Doug!

Someone on the zoo crew is baiting me and Doug wants me to ignore but I really feel irrational about this.

Got some of the errands done but not all. Sarah is blissfully working on her party invitations instead of working on her long-term school project due next week. She has to make something for the school’s “Invention Convention”. Noah’s project is all thought out and as soon as we sit still and spend an hour […]

My cold hasn’t improved and it’s starting to effect my attitude. Or is that affect? I’m not looking it up. I need to run a few errands today in preparation for Sarah’s class trip this weekend. Doug is going along as a chaperone. That way we can spy on Sarah without being in her space. […]

There’s one member of the zoo crew who I can no longer tolerate. She criticizes EVERYTHING. We can’t schedule a meeting because of her whining. The next time she complains I’m telling everyone that she is in charge.

I finished reading “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”. Let me start by saying that I really like this book. I felt very comfortable with the main character. It is clever and sweet but not sentimental or condescending. I can see how it could easily be the topic of some excellent “book […]