Month: June 2006

firefly hunting

Last night’s firefly safari netted 13 blinking bugs.  Since they share one jar, they have trouble not letting them go as they catch them.  Amy has trouble resisting the urge to let them go inside the house.  I have trouble remembering to let the bugs go AFTER the children are in bed but BEFORE I […]

teen dance club?

There has been a large banner at a busy intersection which I have been trying to read for several weeks. Apparently it is intended for the same audience as that buzzing ringtone, because the placement of the banner, colors of ink and size of text made it extremely hard for this old person to completely […]

helping or hindering?

I have mixed feelings about the tone of this campaign but the results are certainly going to be defensive or self-righteous parents.

gift giving

Q – What’s the good thing about having a husband who ignores holidays? A – Low expectations for Fathers Day. for LatteMan

dinner guests

I think Willie Nelson would be fun company.  He and Doug could talk taxes and conspiracies.  I always thought Robin Williams would be a good dinner companion but that was before I had children.

an omen

Today, Noah got a letter from his teacher for next year along with a long list of required supplies.

mom cooties

Every day, I have been trying to clean out a little of the “stuff” that clutters our basement and garage. I can’t do anything with Doug’s treasures (“I might need that clothing from the 80s or old junk mail”) so it has primarily been my old clothes and the children’s stuff being tossed. I have […]

tractor-tippin’

I can’t believe I had to explain cow tipping to my Tennessee teenager.  I think I’ll send the kids snipe hunting this week.