We had no idea there was one. And no idea she was interested in it. After the dust settled and the votes were counted, the Bear came up a bit short in her bid to win her first ever Student Council seat. I took that information in, I did, and […]
It started accidentally. And as a result of wicked procrastination by all of us. Ain’t that always the way? The Bear had a 3rd grade matter-based science project due on Monday. We got to work, starting with the brainstorming-stage, on Sunday morning. Hey, we’d only just wrapped up the holiday […]
There was a time when I considered myself a bit of a sophisticate when it came to sport. I’d wax poetic about the nuances of the games, expressing to any and all that my enjoyment was derived not from the splashy play the networks would replay ad nauseum, but from the […]
There’s an understanding. There needs to be for all of this to work. Before the shells crack, they sit still in a safe room, protected from the big loud world and from eager little hands.. Their roof is clear plastic so the anxious foster moms and dads-to-be can easily keep […]
Grow it, yank it out of the ground, clean it, cook it. That’s a simple enough lesson; no solving for X, no periodic table, no “Columbus sailed the ocean blue” memorization techniques. Just some dirt, a hole, some seeds, a sink, and a saute pan. It’s the kind of lesson […]
We’ve never had this dilemma. I never considered NOT getting everything on the kid’s Christmas wish lists to Santa. After all, at most, each child asked for five things every December. Well, technically three things PLUS two surprises. It was easy. They got 100% of their wishes plus the 2 […]
The 3DS my oldest daughter will be getting for Christmas this year is far more than just a 3DS. I mean, it IS just a 3DS, same box and capabilities as the one Santa will drop off for your son or daughter, but her’s will be different. This is a […]
I am a fighter with my lover. And yes, if you are curious, my lover will punch me in the arm tonight for caller her “my lover.” If anger is a nail, I never shelve it. Instead I hammer the fucker home strong, proud, and true. Sometimes I whack my […]
