Okay, yes. I am, yet again, dodging that edit. However! I am removing one of the last halfway-decent excuses, so just bear with me while I blog quickly. Then you can chase me with squid as needed. I’ve been working to move my family onto the Flylady system for housecleaning, because even if we only […]
Roommate and child share a bedroom. Roommate went to bed first, I suggested when child went to bed that she not turn on the light. Because she’s been watching Supernatural, this did not appeal. Nor was she appeased when I pointed out that if there were any monsters in her room, they wouldn’t be hungry
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So I’m writing a script for a…well, it’s for Valley of the Moon’s Halloween show. I told my friend I’d help, thinking I’d contribute a few bits like last year, and then suddenly there was this deadline and no one else he’d asked had anything, and…well, onward. We’re three weeks into the year at the
Needed: Bigger Rock Read More ยป
And I have nothing much to say. Except… People should effing know better than to drink and drive. People should not land in ICUs because some dumbass was too proud to take a cab. And people shouldn’t shoot people. Pretty much ever.
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Last week at the school band concert, my kid shared her hot cocoa with a friend, then apologized. She had a cold. No worries, friend said. He did too. She didn’t tell me this till after I had some of the cocoa. I’ve spent the last week trying to fight it off, but I think
Yesterday was a bad day at work. The day before Thanksgiving usually is–tons of staff take the day off to start their holiday travels, and the kids are excited and rowdy. Riding herd on 600 kids with half your usual wranglers can be difficult. Here’s one of my coping skills.
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The thing I love about Wednesdays at my work is that nearly everyone goes home early. Which means that they get out of my way and I can actually get stuff done. When kids aren’t doing silly things like wandering off with their friends after begging their grandmothers to drop everything and come pick them
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