There’s a reason I’ve not been blogging lately. We just finished moving from what we consider to be “out in the country” to “into the city”, if you can call a town with no stoplights as a “city”. I define city by the frequency of which I must open and close the shades to prevent...
Yearly Archives: 2010
Late Autumn by William Allingham October – and the skies are cool and gray O’er stubbles emptied of their latest sheaf, Bare meadow, and the slowly falling leaf. The dignity of woods in rich decay Accords full well with this majestic grief That clothes our solemn purple hills to-day, Whose afternoon is hush’d, and wintry...
I looked out the window to see McGee staring into the yard from the deck. I thought it odd to find him in an upright position. Usually I find him exposing his tummy to the sunshine, sound asleep with his tongue hanging out of his mouth and his eyes rolled back into his head. (He...
I’ve been really enjoying my Wednesdays lately. That’s when Lil Miss Emma from the Krew joins us after school. Emma makes me laugh real laughs. When she is here I LOL and ROFL ALOT…and so does everyone else. Today Elly, Nathanael and Emma played a game of Let’s Catch Popcorn In Our Mouths: Emma LOVED this...
Okay, so this a computer joke that no one in my family gets. I’m desperate to share a laugh with someone who will! Knock knock. Who’s there. (long pause) Java. Bwahahahahaha! Someone. Anyone. Laugh with me!
The kids found a snake and begged me to take photos of it. Yeah right. Nikon doesn’t make a lens long enough to coax me into snake photography, so Daniel took this photo which I happen to think is quite stunning. (Way to think composition, Dan! Way to know aperture and focal points!) Also, I am...
The only thing better than running 40 yards for a touchdown is having your big brothers celebrate with you on the sidelines.
So we made the two hour drive to Daniel’s varsity game yesterday. Half way there we decided to stop for a bite to eat and by then Logan had fallen asleep in the car. When he sensed that the vehicle had stopped moving, he woke up, disoriented, and said, “WHAT IS OUR LOCATION?” Not “where...
Nothing, not even being an audience member in Oprah’s Favorite Things show, excites me as much as this does.
Remember visiting grandma’s house and noticing the odd objects she used in her decor? My Grandma used to have ceramic elephants and an iron cast scale which held plastic grapes on each side. Apparently red grapes weigh more than green grapes because I have this memory of picking the red grapes off in order to...
Tomorrow is an exciting day for me. We are headed to a varsity football game about two hours northwest of home and meeting us there, because it’s close to his school, is Kevin. Not only that, but Kevin is coming home with us for the weekend AND Kait will be here, too. This means that...
Last night I went to bed early so I knew that when Darren woke me up, it would not be good news. “Neen… Bobo is dead.” My first thought was “oh no!” My second thought was “OMG, poor Kevin!” My third thought was “Holy crap, the Internet is going to think *I* did it!” I...
We had our homecoming game tonight (it was a mild 51 degrees) and despite a close loss, some people had a blast. By the way, in previous years I would see boys doing this and think, “What kind of parents let their kids DO this?” and now I know.. Parents just like me.
We have raised the kids to be independent and self sufficient but this evening takes it to a whole new level. Look what I discovered via Facebook: Isaiah [my kid]: Just cut my hair. Arieanna: Cool post a pic Jennine [me]: WHAT? Jami: ?^ hahaha He was supposed to shower and go to bed. Guess...
Oh there are days when if I could trade places with any television character, I would!! Except for Dwight Schrute. I’d hate to be him even on my worst days. We have mice in our house. I’m not sure how many but if you see one you can assume that there are three trillion, which I...
A friend of mine is feeling a bit burned out from her job. I’m thinking that this post will be good for her sole. Hang in there, Michele. The weekend is almost here.
Isaiah got an interception and ran 65 yards for a touchdown. And then my heart burst with pride. I totally co-created him!
Wish I could say I was surprised by this scene. Elly reads in the most unusual places, in the most unusual ways. She reads in trees, at exciting wrestling meets, in the car, on the bus, in the grocery store and even during meals. She’s the poster girl for Bookworms every where.
Kait and Chris bought a house together. Their wedding is on June 4, 2011. I am so thrilled for her and at the same time, I’m going to miss my little girl, my firstborn child and my friend.
Trust me when I say that no amount of begging, pleading or bribing could have made Logan and Dan wear a dress shirt and tie to school but it’s Homecoming Week and today is “Class it up” day. They asked me if they could wear this to school. You could have knocked me over with...
When Elly got home from school today I asked her to put her homework down for a few minutes to rub a painful muscle in my back. She’s pretty strong for an eleven year old and so I complimented her strength. “Mom, if you want a really good back rub, you should get me a...