Animal House
Wes has INSISTED lately on picking out his own shirts. It drives me crazy because it takes him FOR-EVER. Yesterday he decided on this long-sleeve button-up. I allowed it because (a) I didn’t want him pitching a fit and (b) I knew it had buttons to keep the sleeves rolled up. When his sister saw what he chose, however, she decided she needed to adjust her outfit to match since she has the same shirt in her size. Hence the fashion-forward ensemble you see above. I feel... Read More
I Haven’t Talked About This In Awhile…
I’ve read each of the Harry Potter books no less than 5 times. Some, like Goblet of Fire, I’ve read at least 10 times. And when I say “read” – I mean physically held the book in my hands and turned the pages. I’ve done Midnight release events for all since Goblet of Fire, although I didn’t actually leave with one in my hands that first night because I didn’t know I had to pre-order. I just showed up at midnight by myself to get... Read More
On My Own.
We officially go back to school today. LilZ has had a summer full of unpaid labor as I’ve made him babysit, paint, move, walk dogs and just about anything else I can think of all summer. For the most part I’ve let him sleep as late as he wanted, save the few times I asked him to just take the dogs out for me while I was at the old house, but mostly he’s been able to sleep a lot this summer. But when he wasn’t sleeping? He was helping me out at every turn... Read More
Dancing, Pens, Heat Stroke…OH MY!
The So You Think You Can Dance finale is set to go and my favorites are the last ones standing. Actually, José was my sentimental favorite but I knew he wouldn’t make it to the end. The three that made it? Are my technical favorites. And I’ll be happy if anyone but Kent wins just because I have this weird vibe from Kent that the whole Innocent Good Ole Boy schtick might be a little bit faked. Not entirely, but I feel he’s exaggerating it for the show. And... Read More
If It’s Good For Him? It’s Good For Me.
Yesterday was a rough day on the kids. They seemed increasingly sensitive and needy and I was (and have been off and on for weeks) stressed and tired. It’s never a good combination as a parent – when your kid’s bad mood and your bad mood overlap in time. Yesterday? It involved a couple of occasions of tears (mine and theirs) and some clingy behavior that impeded my ability to get some quiet work time after MrZ came home. One of the few nights he didn’t... Read More
