Month: January 2007

germy

My nose is leaky. Drip, drop, sniff, wipe and blow it. It must be Doug’s fault.

Noah-isms

“Anakin is more powerful than Obi-Wan but Obi-Wan is more powerful than Darth Vader. Anakin and Darth Vader are different personalities, not different people.” The explanation for this statement goes on and on with references to specific movie scenes. I can’t quote any of the rest because my brain turns off and I nod while […]

cablinasian or something like it

If you spend enough time in Tennessee, you will meet many, many people who claim to be “part-Cherokee”. Yet, when asked to clarify, the explanation proves to be so distant and watered down that there is really nothing to it. Other cultures are equally popular and people like to claim them as their own with […]

skills to succeed

According to Tommy’s therapist, children need to learn two skills in order to be successful. They must learn delayed gratification and to do things they don’t want to do. Is it really that simple? I just don’t think so. The wealthiest, most powerful people in our country consider themselves above cleaning up after themselves and […]

one less tooth

Looks like the tooth fairy will be visiting Noah tonight. The tooth fairy leaves one dollar coins at our house. They are hard for the fairy to find and even harder for the children to spend. “It’s too cool to spend.” Lucky for the tooth fairy, the post office stamp machines give Susan B. Anthony […]

one more week of calm

One more week before school, clubs and activities fill our schedule again. Tomorrow looks rainy, but Saturday we may reach a record high (66F) for January. It might be time to load up the tricycles and skateboards and visit the park.

back to the grind

You know vacation is over and life has resumed to semi-normal when your day starts with an appointment with Tommy’s therapist. An appointment whose sole purpose is for you to explain why you have NOT gotten Tommy started working as a grocery bagger yet.