Sometimes I lock myself in the bathroom. Those rare few minutes are the only time I am EVER alone. Sarah sees or hears me locking the door and she stays away from the bathroom door. Doug usually knows to leave me alone, but every so often he likes to ask the locked door if I […]
I love you!
Tommy: “Sleeping until noon is goood.” Sarah: “Zzzzzzzz.” Noah: “Can I have a sleepover?” Amy: “I miss school. Can I go back tomorrow?” Evan: “Ameeeee play. Outside.” Dad: “No carpooling!”
In no particular order, here are some things on my calendar. Tomorrow, October 24th – Doug’s Birthday October 31st – Halloween November – Television Sweeps Month November – NaBloPoMo Update: Sunday, October 28th – See the Ohio and South Carolina McCaughans for 1 hour at one of RussM‘s hangouts.
The children are home all week for fall break. Apparently East TN has so many farmers with pumpkin crops that need to be harvested, the farmers lobbied the school system to close schools this week. No. I don’t think that’s it. Maybe the students are just exhausted from a few months of classes. No. My […]
The grandparents took us to the circus tonight. In the row of seats directly behind us was an extended family with a large number of children. Before the show had even begun, the grandmother behind us gave all of her grandchildren snow cones. Bright red and blue snow cones that the small children spooned into […]
I love Molly. She is a very important part of our family. While she is still better behaved than most dogs, she has started pushing her limits. When we tell her to come inside, she pauses, thinks, gives us a look and then she comes inside. When we tell her to sit, she takes three […]
The plague is working its’ way across the Knoxville area. All the local media agencies have been covering this major news story from when it was first made public to a special Knox County Health Department statement. I vote we quarantine North Knoxville, because if it makes it to our neighborhood, our family will almost […]