Today was spent doing what I hope will NOT become a Friday tradition, driving up to Appalachia to pick up Tommy from LMU. My companions for the day were my several decades younger than me 3-year-old and my several decades older than me father. I thought the day would be uneventful as long as I […]
From Blue Moon Theatres: “The Sparta has lost its lease and will be closing for good. Labor Day Weekend will be the last weekend for the Sparta Drive-In. We could not negotiate a new lease, so we have decided to close. Thanks for everyone’s support for the last seven years.”
Something bad happened in Knoxville today. As soon as it happened, some people began seeking solutions. Some people just wanted to place blame. Memories of the school, the community, the past and the present are being woven into the story. I did not attend this school. I attended a school of privilege in a city […]
He’s the one without the hair bow. He’s the one with the glasses who SHOULD have a blog.
Doug: “These vegetables expired in 2005, but they were from the freezer, so I cooked them anyway.” Me: “Please hand me my planner.” Doug: “Umm, okay.” Me: “Hmm, doesn’t look like I have time in my schedule for food poisoning, so the vegetables are all yours.” Doug mumbled something unprintable.
After years of me calling Evan feral, Missy labeled Evan free-range. This year, the free-range boy starts getting saddle broke. He has to learn the difficult task of organized playtime aka preschool. Sounds simple enough. Yet, we still started out with bucking and braying. After days of talking about how much fun preschool is, Evan […]
Remember several years ago when Tommy did this to his forehead? This past weekend, Noah went camping with the Boy Scouts. He came home looking like this: He also had a circular hickey on his arm and his abdomen. I stopped looking for the odd marks after that. I don’t want to know if there […]
This is Amy’s second year riding the bus to school, but her first year riding it home in the afternoon. Wednesday, she forgot to get on the bus and the office called us to pick her up. Thursday, I was sure there would be no problems and walked to the bus stop to meet her. […]
stubborn three-year-old wearing rain boots day and night stinky little feet
The main presidential candidates have their own paper dolls. Online paper dolls would be much more fun AND environmentally friendly. How would you like to dress your new friends? I would like to see their costume choices for Fantasy Con.