Doug and I have different feelings about indoor lighting. Quite simply, he loves it and I avoid it. I don’t run around imitating my father. “Turn the light off when you leave the room. I’m not made of money.” There’s more to his speech but you probably know the lines already. I just prefer to […]

Sarah wants me to put her hair in a dozen braids so that she’ll have waves in the morning. Sarah has beautiful straight, long, blonde-brown hair and wants waves, curls and frizz. I have mud-colored (gray now but I’m not ready for that so chemicals assist me), frizzy, wavy, curly, uncontrolled mess that I have […]

This is the vacation we can’t afford but may end up trying. But this is what we really need NOW.

The Sergeant in charge called to tell me that there is just not an officer available to do Saturday’s class. Rats. Now I try to contact all the other troop leaders and hope that everyone finds out the class is cancelled. I am certain that someone will show up for the class anyway and I’ll […]

Is it really Wednesday already? Slow down! I have lots of stuff to do and time is going too quickly.

OK, my stomach is starting to hurt now. We lost one of the entertainers for the zoo (not a big deal really) and the officer doing the safety class for Girl Scouts on Saturday just cancelled. THAT is a problem. I will have to do the training myself if I can’t find another officer.

Today is the day for “silent and opinionless” zoo crew member to make me crazy.

Sarah’s ideal room would be furry and fluffy.

Doug sent me the text of a conversation between himself and an old friend. Not someone who is old but someone he has known for a long time and oh, you get the idea. Friend: “Regarding Amy?” Doug: “Speaks in sentences. Is ridiculously happy all the time. Much fun.” Friend: “Yeah that’s generally what the […]

OK, I just have to add one more fun site. This is what it’s like to have a conversation with a child. I could waste HOURS on this guy’s site.