We have added to our family. Two new furry babies, TimTom and Cardigan, have brought us so much joy over the past two months. We adore them. They are best friends, adventure buddies, and mischief makers. Cooter especially adores them, and he's the reason they are here. But that's another story for another night. TimTom… Continue reading Cats and Dogs and …..
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I Can’t Believe I Took That Quiz
I might need a hobby. Or to pick up a broom or dust cloth. Or remember that I have a whole long list of things that need to be done. (And I am pretty sure there's a load of laundry waiting to be moved to the dryer as I type.) But instead I just took… Continue reading I Can’t Believe I Took That Quiz
Never Doubt the Power of the Moments
Another landmark moment. Cooter finished reading "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" a couple of weeks ago. Our deal is read it, and then you get to watch it. He had to wait to watch the movie until his big sister Aub came home from college Friday afternoon. He was ready to hit… Continue reading Never Doubt the Power of the Moments
Not Today
On days when you say, more than once, "I can't do this anymore" and consider putting an ad out there for an adult to come and take over because making one more decision does not sound like anything you are going to be doing this day, here is what I know is good: *Children (young… Continue reading Not Today
The One Thing They Never Told Me
On my out and abouts and errand running yesterday, I found myself in the Getting Place looking for a birthday present and picking up some things that we needed around the house. I was walking past the endcaps in the baby section and I saw these. Adorable. Right? Yes. They are too cute. Robes. For… Continue reading The One Thing They Never Told Me
“Shells Are Not Manna From Heaven”
And speaking of television, I stumbled across a new show this season. I say stumbled, but really it sort of jumped out and grabbed my attention. I mean with Rob Lowe, Fred Savage, and William Devane, how could it do anything else? It's called "The Grinder." Rob Lowe's (we also go way back) character is… Continue reading “Shells Are Not Manna From Heaven”
I Can Rock Some Home Decor, and Other Fashion Faux Pas
Many days I am a walking billboard for "What Not to Wear." I know this. I accept it. The way I know this is because apparently I gave birth to a fashion expert. She KNOWS what is fashionable and what looks good, and what DOESN'T. And she loves me enough to tell me. Each and… Continue reading I Can Rock Some Home Decor, and Other Fashion Faux Pas
The Word I Didn’t Want Him To Say, and Why He Said It
I got Cooter a book on engineers. It's a massive book, more detailed and much thicker than I thought it would be. If his interest in engineering continues, it will grow with him. Which makes me very happy--I love getting my money's worth. So far, with him, we've only really gotten our money's worth on the… Continue reading The Word I Didn’t Want Him To Say, and Why He Said It
Learning with my Littles
We have begun week 3 of school here at Zoo Crew Academy. It's summer in Georgia, so unless we want to go out and play between 4:23 and 4:32 every morning, it's just about too hot to do anything but keep ourselves inside. And so we do. With our math and writing and books and… Continue reading Learning with my Littles
The One In Which I Drone On
Almost two weeks ago, when we were in Texas, there was a story on the news that I was paying no attention to. I was moving between the rooms in the place we were staying, doing my usual--gathering up, throwing away, tossing in the washer, and generally trying to make sure we wound up leaving… Continue reading The One In Which I Drone On
I Might Need A Nap 