I would celebrate summer and throw my hat and the children's text books into the air, but we're still creaking along and we can't celebrate officially yet. Every now and then a squeak of anticipation squeezes through, past Tobin's unfinished math book, and we splash in the pool and forget WE ARE NOT FINISHED. For … Continue reading Falling into summer

There was a dead rat in the garage today, and I knew him by his smell. I knew him before I saw him, and then I didn't look, actually, the smell was plenty. I didn't want more. I prefer my life to be free from dead rats, especially on days when the degrees are past … Continue reading A Prayer For Wednesday When Life Stinks

This week has been strange. Strange enough for me to think, "GEEZE I need to write this down!" and guess what? I'm writing it down. It started with the piano. It needed tuning (I knew this because my piano tuner sent me a text reminding me it was time). And so he came, with his … Continue reading It’s Been A Weird Week

I took the boys to the zoo today. All four of them. It was perfect zoo weather, cool enough to make the monkeys sing in the morning. True story, I thought the monkey singing was the kookaburra because at the time we were in the Australian bird exhibit and you know the song. "Kookaburra sings … Continue reading Seize The Day, Not The Tiger

The kids are working on their magic tricks. Doesn't that sound adorable?! It is...for about five minutes. I am a captive magic audience, and I have seen a certain five year old cut off his finger about seventy times today. I told him that if his finger got sore I would take him to the … Continue reading Magical

It's time for my bi-annual post. Ha. Right now we are taking a school break so here I am to update you on the latest happenings! It's five days from Christmas and I have wrapped one thing. I've outsourced wrapping to Shel, who has an unfortunate tape addiction. These gifts are ready for Fort Knox, … Continue reading Merry Christmas Ostrich Peeps: Flip Phone Edition

 Last night we went to a friends house and watched a fire from their back yard. It was slightly surreal to swim around as the hills around us burst into flames and smoke. Thank you, firefighters, for fighting to keep us safe.I have tried fourteen ways to write about the summer. It's impossible. I even … Continue reading Seams and Cracks and All The Things That Fall Into Them

Today I watched the live stream of the Republican National Committee and lost my mind, and I forgot that Facebook isn't Twitter and sort of live tweeted the whole thing on Facebook, which I am sure is confusing.Then for extra dork points I made my husband watch "highlights" of the world's worst political convention, and … Continue reading Vizzini Dies, JoAnn Rants, Republicans Dance

I sneeze a lot lately, and one eye waters. It makes me snuggle down and watch things on my phone like water color pencil tutorials and look up recipes for crock pot meat. There is something cozy about having a head cold, providing no one forces you to do anything like, you know, walk around … Continue reading "Give Me An Old Trombone"