Monday, September 19, 2011
Am I the only one who gets teary eyed at Schoolhouse Rock? Seriously! Every time that Bill becomes a Law, I just want to weep in happiness for him. The pressure in not blogging very often is that when I finally do blog, I know you all think I’m going to have something interesting to [...]
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Ah, the first day of school. The little ones left. The not-so-little one bounded out the door, “By mom!” and I had to run to keep up with him. “Third grade is going to be cool!” he declared. The little-little one clung to my leg, sobbing, and had to be pried off by the principal [...]
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Me: So, what was today? The girl: My birthday. Me: How do you know? The girl: Because I got birthday presents. Me: You did? The girl: Yeah. Also my mommy told me. Me: How did you spend your birthday? The girl: I went raspberry picking. I played on a playground. I went out for lunch. [...]
It’s happened. My little, precious, smart, beautiful, wonderful girl. She’s changed. She’s grown. She’s… She’s… Arg!! I need to just spit it out. She’s… got stinky feet! Oh dear lord, that cute little thang is now a smelly force to be reckoned with. Seriously, you can detect her a room away. “Sorry!” she says, when [...]
Last night at dinner: Pie: What’s for dinner? Me: Do you just want your cupcake? Pie: Huh? Me: I’ll let you eat your cupcake for dinner. Pie: Um, well, I should probably have some protein first. It’s healthier that way. Me, shocked: Uh… Pie: And you should too. Make sure you have some protein—and calcium—before [...]
Go down, Pie Pie, way down to camp land, tell old, teacher, “I’m going to let my mommy go…” [Can you hear the tune? Because I can't get it out of my head.] It’s that Pie. She’s back to her old tricks again. The kids are doing the Summer Fun program at the local middle [...]
Boston is famous for its drivers. We even have a special term for them. They’re called Massholes. For me, personally, though, the word uttered most frequently while driving is “a$$wipe.” I don’t know where the word came from. I don’t know why I say it. I never use the term outside of my car. But [...]
Every morning, I yell at the boy, “Can you please move it? Why are you so slow? Can you please walk with us?” Today he skipped to school. A full block ahead of us. Skipped. Literally. Looked the crossing guard in the eye. Said, “Hi!” Ran to his side of the building before I could [...]
Today is the end-of-year celebrations in both the kids’ classrooms even though the last day of school is Friday. I turned on Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out for Summer,” saying, “I’ll play it again for you on Friday.” Me: Would you like me to bring a boombox on Friday to pick up and blast this song [...]
The lifeguards at our local pool terrify me. Seriously. This one woman is so whistle happy, I’m hearing the shrieks hours after the fact. I’m dreading going to sleep because I know those whistle blows will echo in my dreams. Unlike the rest of you reading this blog—or at least 99% of you—we are not [...]