5/11 3:00 p.m. – Amy brings home a pile of disks filled with pictures that I agreed to compile into a montage for the First Graders’ end of the year celebration. Two of the teachers sent over 500 pictures each while one only sent about two dozen blurry pictures. My goal was a 10-15 minute […]
On Noah’s SECOND school trip to Dollywood, he killed his cell phone on the Sidewinder. After sitting in the car for half an hour waiting for him after the last Chess Club meeting, Doug and I decided to try making one of the old phones from Doug’s electronics boneyard work for Noah. We found one […]
Yes, I know everyone is sick of hearing about the prom, but it’s been the topic of almost every conversation in our house for weeks and weeks. The dress couldn’t have sleeves, but it had to have straps. Long dresses were “too dressy” and it didn’t matter what the weather forecast was, shawls were for […]
We always knew that the group bathroom in the college dorm would be a problem for Tommy. It has been a constant source of annoyance for Tommy and the resulting poor hygiene has been the topic of far too many weekend conversations. Still, I was caught off guard yesterday, with just a few weeks remaining […]
As I drove Noah to his middle school band concert, he talked about the songs he was going to be playing. No. That’s not an accurate description of our conversation. It would be more accurate to say that Noah spoke sheet music slang and I nodded my head while saying “mmhmm.” “So then, during the […]
When I saw the son of family friends standing in the rain, I had to offer him a ride. When I noticed he was holding 3 cases of beer, I couldn’t help but ask if he was having a party. “No, just don’t want to go out in the rain again.” As I dropped him […]
Sarah: “Oh, no! I have Color Guard all day on Valentine’s Day. My hair will look terrible for my date that night.” Doug: “I’m going camping February 14 – 17. Why are you making that face? Did you have plans that weekend?”
boyfriend: “Text me after you ask your mother.” Sarah: “I will. Buh-bye.” – Sarah gets in the car and we begin the drive home. – Sarah: “Soooooo, do uh, we have any uh, plans tonight?” Me: “What do you and Z have planned?” Sarah: “How did you know we have plans?”