Every year about this time, I become irate at the world. Because Spring Break means nothing to me. Nothing, I say. While you are all out trekking the beaches, theme parks, and exotic vacation destinations of the world, I’m at home, having another normal week with my not-yet-school-aged children who have no such formalities. I […]
The Fortnight, in Review.
If I were to have a doctor’s excuse for today, it would go something like this… “Rachel is unable to attend her blog today due to a sick and needy baby, a persistently virusey computer, an all-consuming car search, a late-working husband, a severe lack of sleep, and PTSS from last weekend’s potential tornado event.” […]
Creatively Encouraging Reading and Writing.
Considering the fact that she was bred from an Accountant and an Engineer, it’s no surprise that Ali prefers math over reading and writing. Although we’ve made some headway in this area, she still just doesn’t enjoy it, and tends to rebuff all of my efforts in her literary education. This creates Dread and Drudgery […]
Excuses, Excuses.
I was right. Ali’s new hair clearly makes her look older. So much older, in fact, that we had a first on Tuesday. Being that I remember it well from my own upbringing, I am positive that it was merely a foreshadowing of what the rest of my kid’s homeschooled life is going to consist […]
Indefatigable.
I learned that word from the Academy Awards last night. From an acceptance speech, no less. Clearly, I had to look it up immediately. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ in·de·fat·i·ga·ble [in-di-fat-i-guh-buhl] ; adjective incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring. Synonyms: tireless, inexhaustible, persevering. Origin: 1580–90; < Latin indēfatīgābilis untiring, equivalent to in- in-3 + dēfatīgā […]
On A Completely Unrelated Note.
A week after the Escapee Mailbox incident, I heard the sound again. clank-a-roll-a-clank-a-roll-clank-a-roll Oddly enough, I actually didn’t recognize it at first. I peered out of my blinds, and then remembered as I watched our postlady chase our mailbox down the street yet again. But this time, she slammed it back into place with a […]
If Chris had Been Home, I’d Have Yelled Taverna.
I was getting everything ready to walk out the door. We had our Alabama Bloggers Monthly Meet-Up, and I needed to be there early to reserve the table. Usually, the kids are visiting The Grandparents on Alabama Blogger Meet-Up days, and not by coincidence. But every now and then, I have a moment of questionable […]
Wife of a Preacher Man.
“They want you to do…what??” So my husband preached yesterday. As in, wore a suit and a tie and a Britney mic and stood behind the pulpit in the bright lights and preached. The evidence that this event occurred can be found in the gigantic My-Husband-Is-Preaching Stress Pimple right between my eyes. Because apparently, everyone […]
{Insert Interesting Blog Post Here}
This week has not left a lot of room for bloggability. Mainly, because there’s been a lot of this… Which has decreased the amount of this… And, more importantly, this… And has also sharply increased the amount of this. I’m also afraid that the snot sucker might have withdrawn a bit of brains as well, […]
Price As Marked.
Friday night… “You should get the Grouper. You love Grouper, and it’s the catch of the day!!” I scowled at him. “Are you kidding? It says ‘Market Price’!! I totally don’t know how much that is!” “Oh come on. You can ask if you’re that hung up about it. I’m sure it’s about the same […]