I’m off to the “Outdoor Capital of Tennessee” to be indoors most of the day today and end the day tomorrow, standing outside. Hopefully, the weather (and the children) will allow me to sneak in some photography of the trees scenery.
Maedelle Hearington Evans was born May 12, 1918 in Wildersville, TN. Her mother died when she was 10 and she spent the rest of her childhood helping to raise her younger siblings. While most of her family left school early to work, she graduated from the University of Tennessee. She married Rex Evans while he […]
I should write my own obituary and post it somewhere everyone can find it after I’m gone. Family wouldn’t have to worry about what I would want said and I could leave behind something darkly sarcastic. While I’m at it, I’ll make some music requests. No pipe organ allowed. Pink Floyd instrumentals only. I’ll work […]
Am I the only person who thinks that Danielle is telling the Losties some big fibbies? Who else thinks Locke should never, ever be allowed near computers again? Are they brainwashed to believe the project is worth dying for or are they that scared of Ben? I’ve been keeping a mental list of who should […]
Amy says: “Mom! Evan stinks! Evan should go in the potty. Yucky. Bad baby.” Sarah says: Nothing at all. She sends Evan out of her room, closes the door and pretends she didn’t notice. Tommy says: “Mom! Something smells really disgusting. Mom! Mom!” Noah says: “Evan had a dirty diaper, but I changed it.”
One of the arguments about changing the high school zoning for Knoxville students has been the loss of potential money to schools’ “foundations“. Foundations are created by parents to provide “programs, acquisitions, and scholarships beyond those afforded by the general school budget.” This year’s foundation letter stated that the foundation at Tommy’s (and next year, […]
I’ve probably been to more than 500 meetings at schools. When the meeting is about someone else’s child, I can observe the psychological lunges and retreats on both sides. I can see when someone’s personal feelings are impairing their actions. I once watched all the school personnel use ASL to gripe about a mother while […]
Awesome!
“My apple is almost nekkid!” I was too busy for breakfast or lunch and needed something to eat. I grabbed a banana and sat down to read e-mail while I ate it. I peeled it carefully and held it in the traditional manner, using the peel as a wrapper. I clicked one of the rare […]
Booth sales were low and the weather was cold, but this weekend’s booth sales were fun and relaxed. For the first time in YEARS, nobody vented their frustrations on the girls by lecturing them about trans-fat, inflation, sugar, fundraising, obesity, Girl Scouting, Boy Scouting or Planned Parenthood. We still have booths next weekend, so we […]