This blog could easily turn into a sports blog because all I ever do lately is watch my children play in sporting events or cover sporting events for work. Last week was incredibly sportsy with junior high football games, varsity football games, varsity volleyball games and cross country. Thank God my editor threw in an...
Monthly Archives: September 2008
I should have updated sooner but I’ve been swamped. That, and blogging really interferes with pacing, my new part-time job. Kevin is recovering well and we are now to the point where I play bad guy, constantly reminding the child that it’s been only four days since he was doing the most brilliant rendition of...
It was our Homecoming game and we were up 27-6 when it happened. On a punt to the other team, one of their players came up, full-barrel, behind Kevin and tackled him so hard from behind that Kevin’s face was literally planted in the turf. Kevin was at least 20 yards away from the ball,...
For my friend, Chubbs, because Canadians have the best geese and bacon.
It’s Homecoming week at our high school and I’ve been taking pictures of the special events surrounding the celebration. Monday was coronation. Tuesday was Camo/Farmer day, Wednesday was Fashion Disaster day and today was my favorite of all: 80′s day. My 20th class reunion took place this year. I graduated in 1988, at the peak of all things Madonna,...
One of the second grade teachers in our school district has decided to replace traditional classroom chairs with “stability” balls. I understand the physical benefits for the children. It’s a great way to release pent up energy. It helps students with balance and posture, etc… What I don’t get is how he can stand the...
Considering that my doctor told me the ultrasound indicated water on your brain and advised me to abort you at 12 weeks gestation…. Considering that I started having contractions with you at only 17 weeks gestation and had to spend 17 weeks on bedrest and take horrible medicine just to prevent you from being born...
With the start of fall sports and the beginning of school, I have managed to get behind in my correspondence. I’ve decided to take care of all at once here on my blog. Dear Redbook Editors, Diane Lane was featured on the cover of this month’s edition of Redbook. Unfortunately, you airbrushed her face beyond...
I bow to Damon’s authority on the subject of bad movies. “She’s going to face down Putin…using that folksy stuff she learned at the hockey rink?” And here I thought Affleck was the moonbatty one.
Bingley the Neurotic is not just a window-licking, short bus riding canine. He’s actually very smart and has been easy to train. Thankfully he was born with a fondness for American cheese slices because he will do almost anything for bits of the processed crap. In this little clip, Elly demonstrates his ability to play...
When we signed up for high speed internet, we also chose to switch our telephone service to Vonage, a VoIP telephone service. We’ve had our share of equipment failures with Vonage and I’ve spent several hours with India-based customer service technicians who have shown extreme patience with my requests to repeat what they’ve just said....
Yesterday Elly sat at the kitchen table and did her homework which isn’t unusual for her as she takes her education quite seriously. But as I walked by, I noticed something wasn’t quite right. She was struggling to write words on her paper. Upon closer inspection, I realized that she was trying to write with...
I won’t go into details but I will tell you that the next frame in this set of photos is of Peter the Cat launching five feet straight up into the air from this position while howling “Meeeohhhyousonofabitch!”
The men in my family will tell you that football is the meaning of life. But only until wrestling begins.
Last night our football team played the team expected to take first in our conference and probably head to state in our section. We lost 40-6 but here’s the deal. I don’t even care that we lost considering the fact that their team’s defensive and offensive line averages 220 lbs and eats young, tender kindergartners for breakfast. All I care about is that no one was seriously injured....
From The Book of Invesco (courtesy of the People’s Cube) The Book of Invesco 1Then it came to pass in the Land of Entitlement that the Word became Change and the Change became Hope and the Hope became Change You Can Believe In. 2And The Obamessisah went about all fifty-seven states, teaching at their Caucuses...
The kids’ return to school has caused Bingley the Neurotic considerable despair as he now sits at the window, muscles convulsing, waiting the yellow Horrible to bring back his people. Nothing, including crisp bacon, will tempt him away from his spot on the ledge. Which makes me look bad because I would push my children over a ledge...
Just because Kirsten asked.
Halfway through the 2007 school year, we took Elly out of public school and taught her at home. She was having a really difficult time not being with me, although academically she was doing very well. Her separation anxiety manifested in a record number of stomach aches and “Mom, do I have a fever?” as...
Notice the joy on Kevin’s face as they headed out to the bus this morning. On the other hand, I had a HUGE smile because chances are good that my refrigerator door will not be opened for the next eight hours.