keep passing the open windows

Yesterday I had to take Taylor to the dentist for a follow up visit (cavity!). After signing him back in at the school, one of his teachers came up to me and said:
“What happened to Taylor’s hair?”
And she said it in the same concerned and bewildered tone one might use when asking someone about [...]

Riding in the car yesterday Reagan said “Mom, remember when I went to that lock-in and the topic was abstinence?”
“Yah?”
“Well, one 6th grader asked ‘If abstinence is so great, then why are there prostitutes?’”
My son proclaimed this to be his new motto.
He wants to get bumper stickers and t-shirts printed and sell them; [...]

Last night I went to be early. Early-early, like nine pm. I haven’t been sleeping well and really needed a good night’s sleep.
It was wonderful.
Of course, there’s a BUT.
Actually two BUTS.
One, I missed the blogger bash.
Two, while I was sleeping my husband shaved my [...]

Last night I was helping Taylor with his math, Algebra 1. The worksheet was entitled “Real Life Applications” and had a blurb at the top extolling the practical uses of the intersection point of two lines.
The sheet had three story problems, all with the same topic.
“Imagine you are walking in the [...]

Both of my kids were needlessly and endlessly aggravating last night.
Reagan, who has pleaded with me not to attend her Scholastic Bowl meets (”You make me nervous!”), upon hearing that I have a hair appointment tonight said “You aren’t coming to my Scholastic Bowl meet? I feel really special. I [...]

Yes, really.
Those of you that know him, understand why this is funny. Taylor loves to read. He likes to play video games. He’s smart, and cute and kinda geeky.
His reasoning? “No Homework!”
His shortsightedness is driving me crazy.
He gets to pick three electives and wants to take World Geography and [...]

I just heard thunder. Shit. It’s MARCH for god’s sake and I’m wearing flats without socks.
I had a great weekend, though. Celebrating a friend’s new job and a new friend’s 30th birthday. We had fun at Po’ Boy’s and no one one added any drinks to our tabs! [...]

Today is actually worse than yesterday.
This morning I took Taylor to the orthodontist’s office to get his retainer. I won’t recount the whole tale here, but suffice it to say, my son was so poorly behaved (and he’s 14! Not 4!) that I cried in front of the staff and assorted [...]

Saturday night I took the kids, Tay, Rea, and W., to see a performance by the BBQ Kittens, an improv group that performs shows similar to “Whose Line is it Anyway.”
On the way there we met Chris to switch cars. During the Chinese Fire Drill Chris dropped his OUR cell phone. [...]

My daughter was in quite a mood this weekend. In her defense, she was recuperating from being sick most of last week. On the other hand, gosh, she was being awfully, awfully awful.
Saturday Chris was gone most of the day. During his absence she started referring to him as “The MAN you [...]