Am i home?
Now, we will never know.Just over a week ago, #2 Son became eligible to convert from a learning permit to a full license.Day one, we got out of the neighborhood, and noticed a light on the dash of the...
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Do you know a muffin man?
Not yet, but at the rate at which she is going, Little Girl may become a muffin woman. Meanwhile, she decided, spur of the moment, to try her hand at scones."Mom, what does it mean to cut in butter"...
View ArticleMy Taste Ran to Gorme
No, i didn't misspell that title.A singer i grew up hearing and enjoyed, Eydie Gorme, died on Saturday.She wasn't just a singer and entertainer, though. She was a role model.In an era where the bad...
View ArticleBackseat Driver!
"Mom, can you come pick me up?" Little Girl was calling from her last day at driving school, a bit earlier than i expected.Sure, i told her, grabbed my keys and wallet, and headed out. When i got...
View ArticleGenerating Interest
The other day, after another fruitless attempt to get through some school system red tape, i came home to the electricity off and the generator running.Not so unusual, especially in this neighborhood,...
View ArticleEgg-cellent Argument!
"Well, I've just had an interesting day."When Bigger Girl comes in the house with this announcement, i've learned to be prepared to hear something good, and i'm seldom disappointed."First, I forgot to...
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Feline Friday: Monkey Cats!
The wonderful Steve at The Burnt Food Dude started Feline Friday, and today, i have, no surprise, more kittens!We've had a veritable storm of kittens over the last few days. When they first come in...
View ArticleNo Matter What The News Says
There is deep unrest in the country of Egypt, in case you haven't seen any news reports lately. The initial unrest led to a new government that was promising, it seemed, to be the same old thing....
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How to Find the Tupperware
When you are a chronically disorganized person, as i tend to be (i'm working on learning, and it gets better), you end up having to sometimes go find things.Thus i decided i missed certain of the...
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Plus Two
The results of several calls last week about more kittens has resulted in our numbers reaching nine.The two latest were an interesting case. Feral mama cat had them in an elevator shaft, of all...
View ArticleDear Old Golden Rule Days
We have been trying to get Little Girl in a specific public school program, and it's been like pulling teeth.Gone are the days when you could, as in Dorothy Canfield Fisher's Understood Betsy, send...
View ArticleGenerating Interest, Part Two
So, did you think a two hour stint at the new school was my only adventure of the week?Oh, silly, of course not! That was the beginning.Because my phone didn't get reception in the counselor's office,...
View ArticleEquilibrium
We are adjusting to the new school stuff.For my part, i am adjusting from a school where the staff was two people who cared passionately about education and students, to a public school staff that, for...
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Photo-Finish Friday: Brave
Bigger Girl has always wanted to do things that some might consider weird or offbeat. She is her own person. She wants to fly, in many ways -- spiritually, emotionally, and even literally.She and...
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Who's That!
That, it just so happens, is PepperJack.PepperJack has been our guest for a couple of days. He is Miss Lizzie's dog.So, how did we end up, again, taking care of Miss Lizzie's dog?Funny you should ask....
View ArticleWhat a Drip
"Uh, mom! I hate to tell you this, but I just went down to the laundry room, and there's a dripping sound coming from the A/C closet again."Yeah, i thought, i hate for you to tell me that, too, Little...
View ArticleHere's an interesting one...
...with which to start the week.There's an old joke that has three people discussing what they hope others will be saying about them at their funeral. The third, always the wise cracker of the joke,...
View ArticleWell, you gotta know...
...that not much goes as planned.The pharmacy was initially out of the prescription prep stuff, and had to order it delivered from another pharmacy.Being on an all liquid diet gave me a headache and a...
View ArticleFirst Time Plumbing Inspection
According to the doctor, my internal plumbing is intact, and won't need another inspection for 10 years unless i develop any symptoms.It was quite a day, with almost no sleep the night before -- i...
View ArticleImportant?
So, there's strife in the Middle East, not the usual undercurrent or bit of a boil-over, but people fleeing chemical weapons attacks and Israel calling up reserves and passing out gas masks to...
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