Having to go to bed when it is still light outside and the weather is flawless? Cruel. I know because my 5-year-old has to complain about it every single night. “Can I stay up till dark when it’s summer?” Being unable to enjoy the aforementioned weather because allergies make your eyes bleed and your brain […]
I am not a wrestling fan. I grew up in Memphis at a time when Jerry Lawler was the biggest celebrity in town and his antics were all anyone could talk about. I was the uncool kid who refused to watch wrestling on tv while my peers were in the studio audience every Saturday morning. […]
Doug gets an earlobe to earlobe grin on his face and proudly announces that “Tommy is about to graduate and he is going to LMU,” whenever we see people we know in the off-line world. I wear the smile of an exhausted warrior and with tear-filled eyes, calmly say, “Tommy is going to graduate in […]
Are you SURE it’s worse to use paper plates than to use hot water and soap to wash all the dishes and silverware after every meal? Is there such a thing as disposable pots and pans? Would it really be so awful to have disposable clothing instead of using hot water, electricity, soap and fabric […]
The ACT test is packed with annoying problems about trains like this one: Train A travels at 90 miles per hour and covers 360 miles. Train B covers the same distance but travels at 60 miles per hour. How much longer does it take Train B than Train A to cover that distance? If moms […]
Aside from outfitting everyone in something other than jeans and t-shirts for the graduation ceremony, I am making lists of things Tommy will need to take to college in a few months. My list says that Tommy needs new: undies, socks, jammies, sneakers, boots and shower shoes. I asked Tommy what he thinks he’ll need […]
Two of my children came home from school this week waving color flyers for a Baptist celebrity’s revival. I glanced at the papers and put them aside. The event has been heavily advertised on television, on billboards and at churches. I don’t care what kind of flyers are distributed through the schools. Okay, I would […]
I don’t want to spoil it if you have a real life and haven’t seen last night’s episode yet. I do think that we’ve moved into high speed. We’ve gone from a revelation every few weeks to multiple, big revelations an episode. We’ve gotten so fast that characters die and nobody has time to blink […]
Tonight, we are going to finish part of a book report, write three black belt essays, practice a bow staff routine, create a utility use report and study chemistry. This weekend, we are going to make a miniature medieval castle, an edible Mondrian reproduction, finish a biography report, study chemistry and turn Tommy’s paperless ecology […]
When Doug buys deodorant, he looks for the cheapest product on the shelf. I ran out of my deodorant and Doug offered to grab something for me while he was out. Umm, no thank you. I eliminate everything on the shelf with the words “delicate” or “light” and look for the product that claims to […]