Month: August 2006

First day of school

first day festival Originally uploaded by cathymccaughan. Today has been hectic. I have just enough time to empty the camera and jot a little note before I have to go back out again. The first day festival planners must have read my mind, because we did much better at collecting pencils for school this year. […]

Happiness challenge 10

Today I am happy that we have transportation so that I can spontaneously transport Sarah to and from school activities that she told me about an hour before they began. Yay but grrrr. Update – Even though I had to wait 30 minutes past the time she requested pick-up service, I still maintained my happy […]

13-year-old girls are too moody

If I joked about selling Sarah, the police would be knocking on my door. If I teased about giving her to the Gypsies, the PC patrol would slam me down and beat me with a club. I think I may start renting her out as birth control.

we didn’t call the fire department

We frequently have a large water cooler on the counter for the children to use. It is usually filled with koolaid or lemonade. The children love that they can drink and drink without emptying it. Doug loves it because, well, I don’t know why he loves it so. Maybe just because of the looks on […]