…doesn’t mean it can’t be done better…” (a quote I just made up in response to my feelings about this) ‘New Moon’ smashes ‘Harry Potter’ midnight ticket sales record With the success of Harry Potter, who would ever have the nerve to think they could even come close to being compared to or even beating the boy wizard? To me,… Read more »
It’s fall band concert week for both girls, plus soccer playoffs for Erica and Coach Daddy, plus two card classes for me to prep for and teach. Wait, next week will be a busy one, too. It’s Thanksgiving week, and then, well, you know the rest. I’ll sleep again mid-January. No, wait! I can’t! Mid-January brings the baby shower for… Read more »
their grandmother asked them lovingly at our weekly Sunday dinner. “We want to buy a school in Afghanistan for $60,000 to educate the kids.” What? Who ARE these people? I loved the days when the answers were, “I want ‘Teacher Barbie!’” “I want ‘Kelly goes in a Jeep!’” (You know Kelly, Barbie’s little sister?) My reply? I just shook my… Read more »
…instead of getting out of the car to go inside to retrieve Erica from the birthday party she was attending. But no, I just had to step outside my comfort zone and go inside with Neil to introduce ourselves to the party girl’s parents and make some new friends. Before I even knew what happened, this is where I ended… Read more »