Yesterday I was so blue and everything seemed bleak and grim: my legs ache and hurt constantly, there are unspeakable tragedies all over the world, I need to do the soccer scheduling, I have to write an article for the community newsletter, the sky … [Continue reading]
Spring has sprung!
March 22, 2011 by 5 Comments
Well, not really. I grew up here and March is not, to me, a spring month. It's a WINTER month. My birthday is in late April and that is when spring begins for me, which is not to say it won't snow after said birthday, but it's spring snow, … [Continue reading]
Serendipity
March 20, 2011 by 7 Comments
Do you believe in serendipity? And I don’t mean the movie, which was fine and all but lady, let me give you a hint here: if John Cusack asks for your phone number, don’t write it on a five dollar bill or in a random book or throw it away. GIVE HIM … [Continue reading]
It’s a Long Way to Tipperary
March 17, 2011 by 4 Comments
Happy St. Patrick's Day! I set out green shirts for the boys to wear this morning, saying "Better wear your green or the leprechauns will pinch you!" Jake sighed heavily. "Mom, leprechauns don't EXIST." Ah, the magic of childhood. My children … [Continue reading]
The Hunger Games versus Harry Potter
March 16, 2011 by 9 Comments
I’ve been unwell for the past couple of days; I’ve had the cold that has been going around the kids’ school, and while it isn’t devastating, it is annoying in one of those “I just went through an entire box of Kleenex” sort of way. Yesterday was … [Continue reading]
Screw you, Daylight Savings. Screw you.
March 14, 2011 by 8 Comments
Edited to add: I just discovered that today is Pi Day! I didn't even know Pi Day existed, but the fact of its existence has made me so suddenly happy that I almost deleted this post. Almost. But now I feel like dancing around - PI DAY! Please, a … [Continue reading]
