I lit into my kid today. Doesn’t even really matter which one; later this afternoon his brother is getting Variation on a Theme, followed by Second Verse Same…
2 Commentswhere wildly different is perfectly normal
Tag: random thoughts
A few weeks ago, on the cusp of final exams, one of my flute students came into her lesson, collapsed onto the chair and wearily declared:…
2 Comments
It is summer here in Chicago. You wouldn’t know it today, with the cool temperatures and rain, but it’s most definitely summer. Tomorrow it’s expected that the…
1 Comment
Parenting teenagers is like nailing jello to a tree. I’m sure you’ve heard this. I heard it back when my boys were wee young things,…
11 CommentsDear Rosie, I just love when you come to a dead stop in front of me halfway up (or down) the stairs. I know in your…
2 Comments
My friend Pamela has a phrase that so perfectly sums up what and how I’m feeling right now it’s as though she lives in my head. It’s… Hold…
13 Comments
Could your blog’s name subconsciously influence your life? When I first started writing this blog, lo those many years ago, it was under the name Never a Dull…
7 CommentsI’ve almost recovered from the worst bout of flu I’ve experienced in…ever. I say almost because I’m still miserable as hell, fall over with fatigue at…
3 CommentsStep one: Contract Zombie Flu Step all the rest: You have Zombie Flu. Nothing will be accomplished now. May the break commence. I’ve been knocked on…
1 CommentIt’s National Teachers’ Week here in the States, with Mother’s Day this Sunday. Methinks there should be a homeschooled 12 year old boy catering to my…
8 Comments