1. Feel a funny tickle in nose. 2. Rub nose to make it go away. 3. Tickle grows to impending sneeze. 4. Wait for sneeze. 5. Pressure in head builds, but still no sneeze. 6. Stare at lights, pant, visualize sneeze and beg for sneeze to arrive. 7. Anticipate brains leaking out ears and nose […]
Stickers leave glue everywhere. They’re impossible to peel off some surfaces and damage others. They tear and make children cry. Once you become a parent, you quickly realize that stickers are e-vil. Band-aids peel off anything easily. They are colorful and come in a variety of characters and sizes. They are sturdy and don’t crumble […]
I don’t participate in NaBloPoMo because I need to post more frequently. I do it to find new blogs. Today, I found a beautiful post on Smock Lady’s site. I want my husband to read her words about “stuff” and I am mulling her words as I try to find a way to express my […]
While Doug wallows in self-pity over blown up van tires, he neglected to sing about two things that made us smile today. First, Sarah’s phone that has been missing for several weeks has been found. It was found under the bed in the hotel where Sarah slept during a band competition. It was found by […]
Despite the paper clips helping it run and the speaker magnets required to keep the door closed, our dryer finally died. Just to keep our family clothed (except Sarah, she could go weeks without clean laundry), I visited the laundromat for 3 quick visits this past week. Since everyone else in blog world leads glamorous […]
Do you have chalk for this weekend? I have extra pieces in my purse. Just ask. First stop with chalk in pocket? The rainy Farragut vs Bearden football game.
I’ve read all the news about people who are tired of hearing 9/11 stories. I don’t understand those people. Are they tired of hearing about everything important in the past? All the pieces of history that have made us who we are today? Is their world so tiny and egocentric that they can’t see beyond […]
By tomorrow morning I will be finished adding names to the database for our elementary school’s directory. Aside from the non-revelation that I am the world’s slowest typist, I am struck by the huge number of fathers who are disappearing from the directory. It’s like watching divorce statistics happen in slow motion. Also, most parents […]
I don’t think she took any comfort in her child being in a wheelchair instead of something in the DSM. The tragedy is that the mother was probably diagnosable and treatable, but help didn’t arrive in time. I don’t need to see wheelchairs or guide dogs to identify someone on the Autistic spectrum. Once it […]
After a week out of the house, the smell we came home to was . . . foul. I did my best imitation of a bloodhound until I found the culprit. The next time the children want to put something in water and leave it in the windowsill to “see if it will grow” the […]