You know those tiny little boxes on school, scout and other registration forms that are used to keep statistics based on race? I leave them blank. Yes, I know that they are sometimes used to identify imbalances and seek grant money. I’m tired of hearing people say that someday we won’t need those boxes. I […]
Last year, Noah started showing an interest in music. We decided he should try band in middle school to learn an instrument. We thought drums would end up being his thing, since the child has an unnatural affection for sticks. He walks home from school every day with a new stick in his hand. We […]
Happy Birthday to my little brother or as my children know him, Uncle Stinky.
Everyone in the family had things to do this weekend. Except me. Home alone with no car, I started out with the lofty goal of getting all the laundry done. The week in the hotel set me way behind and I like to start the week with all the children’s clothes clean. Sometime Saturday afternoon, […]
Why do the Boy Scouts always go camping someplace without phone reception? Do they hate technology or are they hiding from their wives and mothers? How much time must pass after they return home before I can ask them to take out the trash? Or get rid of the spider in the bathtub?
The Boy Scouts are going on an adventure very early tomorrow morning, so they’re getting plenty of rest still putting their gear together. At the rate they’re moving, they should be ready just in time to leave.
I am certain that you thought it was very funny to walk up to the pregnant shopper and try to talk her into “taking” your 2-year-old son. I am equally certain that you terrified that poor woman. Even though her face showed sheer terror and she walked faster than she should have had to walk […]
Stephen or Steven?
A few months ago, someone in our community got into trouble and their actions were fodder for public gossip. The bad press made those of us who did business with them question their future in this community. The offenders were adamant that their problem would have no affect on our interactions. We stood by them […]
“Mommy, your booty has waves.” I know someone who won’t be getting a car for her sixteenth birthday.