keep passing the open windows

The blogger bash was Saturday night. I brought my friend Laura because she owed me big time from an incidence that went something like this:
“The German”
Several years ago Laura was fixed up with this priggish german guy and made me come along on the date. The date, during which, I swear to […]

My son has a to do a report for tech about the 1910’s. His assigned partner is a girl and he is quickly learning about the power and persuasiveness of teenage girls. He will be wearing a 1910’s costume, for extra credit, per her decree.

I voted yesterday.  Mainly because I feel it is my civic duty, but also to withhold my vote from a certain person running.  Earlier this year I was asked to sign a petition for a woman who was interested in running for the village board.  I signed it, not sure if I would vote for the person, […]

3rd grade
Reagan:  “Mommy, the other kids keep saying bad words at recess and K. had to stand by the wall”
Me:  “Reagan, I hope you know better than that, and don’t say bad words.”
Reagan:  “I don’t even know the ‘f’ word”

Our Memphis vacation was very nice.  You couldn’t tell it by the sullen looks the kids gave the camera but I think they had fun.
We ate at Texas de Brazil and Dyers.  Dyers is a diner and had a pretty small menu, burgers, chicken strips and shakes.  We ordered and I continued to peruse the menu.  […]

My husband was home from work on Friday with the kids and he proceded to:  take a nap, not feed them, not clean or even pick up after himself. But he totally redeemed himself last night; he arrived home late (due to the OH/FL NCAA game) and washed the dog, unclogged the toilet, did a load […]

.  My kids were five and six when we bought our house and we had the extended family over to see it.  The adults were eating and inspecting the closets while the kids played in Reagan’s room.  After a while I went to check on them.  The room smelled strangely like doody.  When asked about the smell the good actors […]