Things related to that reality thing people are always going on about.
Hurray! Today we got the new security door and put it at the top of the steps. We have a working doorbell, and we will know of visitors before they are staring in our front door. (We like leaving it open. What can I say, it’s Arizona!) We also worked together to get something accomplished, […]
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When I finally got home tonight, I felt like I’d spent the day being beaten with sticks. I care a lot about kids. It’s one reason I love my job. But today–it’s very hard for me, seeing crying children I can’t help. All I could do was get them signed out quickly, so they could
A School in Mourning Read More ยป
Tonight, at about eight o’clock, a woman and three teenage girls were riding in a white SUV, wearing their seat belts, doing exactly what they should. And, from out of nowhere, a man from New Mexico in a red SUV plowed into them, doing somewhere between 70 and 100 mph. Witnesses say he never slowed,
I have a shower, I have a shower! Life is good, I have a shower! Now the bathroom sink is leaking. I don’t care. I can jump in my shower whenever I feel like it and get clean. I can keep a bucket under the sink, or something. Having a shower is much more important
3-2-1 We Have Dirt-Off! Read More ยป
I was sorting the garbage from the mailbox today, when I came across an offer I could easily refuse–for $25, I could get a book for and about my munchkin. All I had to do was send the money, along with name and address, and voila! She’d get a book all about her. Humph. I
Junk Mail for Inspiration Read More ยป
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… Still can’t find the vacuum bags. Is it me, or are a lot of my blogs about me looking for things I can’t find? It’s probably just my imagination. Anyway, I think I like the snow look. It makes it seem cooler in here. As we’re still
Winter Wonderland Read More ยป
For you gringos out there, agua is water in Spanish. Agua caliente is hot water. Which I have. The water is back on. I still have to use pliers to get it, though. The landlord came, with the plumber. They got the “faucet” turned off. They turned the water back on. They told us to