Amy says
“He learned that from Daddy.” Said right after Evan made a loud toot.Â
Month: June 2006
tommy and sarah go to the mall
Tommy – puts on the nearest shoes and declares himself ready to go. Sarah – spends an hour picking out clothes and playing with hair and still needs more time. Tommy – heads straight to the video game store. Sarah – wanders the entire mall looking for friends before entering a single store. Tommy – […]
state of the state
“The only states ranked below Tennessee were South Carolina, New Mexico, Louisiana and Mississippi.” – Facing South If anyone in East TN wants a print copy of the report, leave a comment or drop me an e-mail and I’ll tell you where to pick one up in Knoxville.
a gripe
Our car has no a/c, so the windows stay down when we are out and about. It is not the rest of Knoxville’s responsibility to adjust their lives because our windows are down. I don’t care if your car is pounding base that makes my fillings rattle or even if I can hear your car […]
rainy days and Mondays
It’s raining, it’s pouring, I wish that I was snoring. I want to go to bed and hide my head And try again tomorrow morning.
why I babysat on the weekends
Thank you Aaron Spelling. You made the weekend television of my youth worth watching. Of course, you made the kind of television that wasn’t allowed in my parents’ home, so I made sure I had a babysitting job or a friend to stay with on Love Boat/Fantasy Island night. Whether your naughty shows brought out […]
bag of tricks
When the children have friends visiting, we have some standard activities for entertainment. Trampoline, marshmallow guns, two-liter rockets (we need a new bike pump), Doug juggling fire and our latest giggle – mentos and diet soda.
I’m not that tough.
Hey! I actually have a Waltons story from my brain archives and it’s not that I’ve seen every episode of the show (shut up Danny!). My high school English teacher was Len Hamner who was related to Earl Hamner (he was her Great-Uncle or something) and the Waltons were really the Hamners. Ms. Hamner told […]
Happy 13th Birthday Sarah!
I can’t believe I have two teenagers, a grade schooler, a preschooler and a toddler. I guess I watched too many episodes of The Waltons as a child.
life is a rock
Arthur Janoff, Primal screamin’ Hawkins J. and Dale and Ronnie Kukla Fran and Norman Okla Denver John and Osmond Donny J.J. Cale and ZZ Top And L.L. Bean and Dee Dee Dinah David Bowie, Steely Dan And sing me proud oh C.C. Rider Edgar Winters, Joanie Summers Ides of March and Johnny Thunder Eric Clapton, […]