Buying a lottery ticket
“As a result of our lottery, your child has been selected for the full day class.” August 19, 2009. A day eight years in coming. Holy crap, they’ll both be in full-time school this fall.
Month: January 2009
In less than one hour
In less than one hour I will leave to get J from preschool. I will pick up the mail on the way. In the mail will be an envelope. In the envelope will be a letter. In the letter will …
All I want for Groundog Day is my two front teeth…
Oh thank God and all the saints, they’re gone… This morning those two front teeth were disgusting beyond measure. One pointed northwest, the other southeast. Gah. Even A, the sensory child that he is, had had enough. He tried to …
I could do Wordless Wednesday, but I like words
Pictures still elude me, but words I can do. This is turning my stomach something fierce this week: Child, if those goddamned teeth don’t fall out soon, I’m pulling them while you sleep. Help them along, for crying out loud! …
What to do when the plates stop spinning
I’ve determined that, for me, balance is deciding which plates to let drop so the others can keep spinning. Not…have fewer plates or allow them all to spin a few rotations slower, but allow one at a time to shatter …
Now, let’s get to work
Today is my Gram’s birthday, or would have been, had Alzheimer’s not taken her a few years ago. The lady loved a good party, and today we all partied. I will lift a glass to her this evening, in her …
Buh-Bye Georgie
Georgie Porgie, puddin’ ‘n pie Screwed us over and made us cry. When “YES WE CAN!” cheers won the day, Georgie Porgie ran away. Today we made history. Today we awoke from an eight-year nightmare. Today we hit the ground …
Flashback Friday: Red, White, and Blue…with a hint of smokiness
‘Tis the first Friday Flashback over at My Tiny Kingdom and the theme is “Red, White, and Blue.” What do you think of when you hear “Red, White, and Blue?” The Fourth of July, of course. And, boy howdy, do …
An innocent query
Whew. I think I can finally start to come back to my senses. This has been quite the week. Tom got home on Saturday, we all got to know one another again on Sunday, and Monday all hell broke loose. …
Oh, I was doing so well, too
I’m not dead, I’m overwhelmed to the point of paralysis. From what I’ve gathered, the universe has been distributing random wedgies today and there’s a lot of people out there going “WTF???” Tomorrow will be better. I hope.