keep passing the open windows

My dear friend NHBC and I went to see “There Will be Blood” last weekend.
A serious movie but we both burst out laughing at the same parts. Parts no one else was laughing at.
In one scene, a middle aged, beaten down, achingly lonely man says, quietly, to the main character:
I’m your […]

Tonight I called DCFS on one of my daughter’s friend’s parents. I’m not sure if I did the right thing, or, more accurately, I’m not sure if it will actually help.
Some background, Reagan has been friends with the child, “Venus,” since kindergarten; Venus is a smart girl, funny and vivacious, however, she does […]

My kids received their report cards last Friday.
Not awful, but:
Reagan had a C in science and Taylor had a low B.
Worse then that, though, was their teacher’s comment:
“Could do better.”
A less pretentious way of saying “doesn’t work up to full potential,” but more subtle than saying “Your spawn is LAZY.”
I’m really […]

Several Januarys ago, NHBC and I were going to Walmart to buy art supplies for my girl scout troop, it was a rainy day and many people were cruising the parking lot, stalking people for a close spot. Choosing a row, we got stuck behind a car that was waiting for a someone to […]

Yesterday I posted my “who to vote for” woes and today I visited Pretty in Pink’s blog and found a calculator for picking your candidate.
Neither of my self proclaimed “top 2″ was the victor. Damn. But Barack was higher in the rankings than Hillary. So more to think […]

I’ve been watching the debates and reading the newspaper in an attempt to decide who to vote for in the Democratic primary. I like Hillary. I like Obama. I would feel comfortable choosing either ahead of any of the Republican challangers. So now I’m left wading through the available data trying […]

Don’t forget, if aren’t already registered, today is the last day in IL to register before the primaries.

We played “Catch Phrase” again last night, with adults on one team, kids on the other.
Taylor was giving clues to Reagan and said “Opposite of liberal.”
and Reagan responded:
“REBEL?!”
Oh, it was soooo funny.
Next, Chris had the word “snorkel” and was giving me clues. I knew exactly what he meant, but my brain was […]

We had a nice New Year’s Eve. No one threw up the entire time! This was a victory because my house was vomitrocious for over a week. First it was my own family (everyone but me, knock on wood), then Taylor’s friend J. spent the night and threw up. And threw […]