Yesterday our middle school show choir competed in Irving, Texas, then spent the day at Six Flags.  Brayden is not in the Show Choir, because heaven FORBID she do anything as tricky as sing and dance at the same time in front of an audience and risk embarrassment, even though I promise you she would [...]

- Live in a ghetto neighborhood, where police cars and ambulances routinely wake you at 4 in the morning.  Oh, wait.  I don’t.  In fact, that might have been the first time I’ve heard sirens since we moved here.  But still?  4am?  Couldn’t people be thoughtful enough to have auto accidents at a more reasonable time of [...]

Updated to add: Mamasita, yes, of course invite me to your cabin! As long as it has electricity, heat in the winter, a/c in the summer, a functioning kitchen, and running water, I LOVE camping! It’s tent-camping I don’t “do”. My rule is: If I have to get up in the middle of the night [...]

You know how maybe, sometimes, your mind wanders? You get so bored with what you’re doing that you totally start to daydream? You know how maybe, sometimes, you’re daydreaming so much that you just plain forget where you are and what you’re doing? You know how maybe, sometimes, if you’re not careful, you can act [...]

Day 27 OT Everyone has a few things in life that, no matter how hard they try, no matter how much they want to succeed, they are simply not good at. Or don’t enjoy doing. Or have tried, and should NEVER, EVER do again. For me, it’s singing karaoke in public. Playing any kind of [...]

Week #2, LTM One Year Ago Today: August 23, 2003, I finally broke down and took Kendrie to the doctor. She had been complaining about her arm hurting, and had been limping around for several days, plus had been running a low-grade fever. Since it was a Saturday, we saw whatever practitioner was on duty, [...]