Second grade homework, found in backpack today.
Full Story »Meet You At Shady Oak
What’s not to love about a teacher who takes the time to make a “before the end of the year list,” and then does what’s on the list?
Full Story »Why Can’t There Be A Kid’s Day?
It sounded a bit like a Little Rascals episode downstairs. I could picture the little people in the kitchen trying to get the skillet right over the top burner. There were lots of clanking noises. This reminded me of that Katharine Hepburn movie where she cooks pancakes… making a huge mess. That was enough to put a [...]
Full Story »I Can’t Do This To All My Soap…
No, this is not whipped cream… it’s stiff and too soapy. But, if you just happen to have a bar of Ivory Soap in the house, go get it… right now. Luckily, we have quite a bit of it stashed around in a collection… Then, stick it in the microwave — two minutes should do [...]
Full Story »And Then It Suddenly Dawned On Me
For the past two weeks, I have been bombarded with an avalanche of questions. “What is your favorite candy?” “Really? You don’t remember? And besides, do you have some for me? Is that why you’re asking?” No, there were no Smarties. “What’s your favorite color?” This is always a tough one… because I never know [...]
Full Story »So, he slipped out the back door…
There were just a few Oreos left, and only one boy in the house, so I offered to make him an Oreo milkshake with the Magic Bullet. I’m just learning to master the MB, even though my brother bought it for me a few years back. I just got it out of the box… and [...]
Full Story »We Can Handle Any Mess Anyway
Quite a bit of time has passed, years, really, since I sat with mothers of children my own age to marvel at some new development in motherhood. There hasn’t been any. We’ve all been there, done that. We can handle those new developments now, realizing, through our years of experience, that there are uphill climbs, [...]
Full Story »Deadliest Catch Makes Me Sleep Like a Baby
This new wave of “true” reality shows (how true would you act at your job if someone were following you around with a camera?) provides a new level of entertainment to TV. I watch one, in particular, with the manly men in my house, with horror. The Deadliest Catch must be as close to hell [...]
Full Story »Due Tomorrow
Despite the chaos he created in our kitchen at the very last minute, I just might miss this winged friend. Honestly, I’m a overwhelmed with relief to see him go make a nest with his science teacher… somewhere far away from here.
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