Everyday Life – Page 28

Updates? Maybe

I realize it’s been over a week since I’ve written. Yikes! I have several ideas but can’t seem to find the time to write them down. We’ve moved from Alabama and are in transition. We’re in Georgia for a couple of days and then will head up to DC. This move, so far, has beenContinue reading “Updates? Maybe”

She’s addicted

We’re pretty strict about how much tv we let our girls watch. For a while the rule has been one movie a day, and for the longest time they rarely asked for that. The tv is rarely on and I don’t think Reagan knew cartoons were on tv until recently. A month or two agoContinue reading “She’s addicted”

Flintstones vitamins stain carpet (just so you know)

Breakfasts at this house are not complete unless there are Flintstones vitamins. I know you remember them from your childhood. Or were you deprived? And Dino was my favorite. He was probably everybody’s favorite. (He’s Reagan’s favorite and I feel some kind of special bond between us since we share the same favorite Flintstones vitamin character…)Continue reading “Flintstones vitamins stain carpet (just so you know)”

Asking too much

We are a set of the crueler parents out there. We make our kids say please and thank you. We make them use ma’am and sir (which gets mixed reactions, especially in the north). We make Reagan do chores. Oh. my. gosh. You would think we’ve asked her to calculate the value of ∏ out toContinue reading “Asking too much”

Rent Killers

Rent. Killers. This is how we now refer to our two cats. That house I was so jazzed about was ripped out of our happy little hands because of these two turds. For a week we were told that our application was “on the top of the list”. We found out this past Monday though thatContinue reading “Rent Killers”

Enhanced Interrogation Techniques

AKA: Dance Recitals Do you know what I mean? Sitting through a dance recital is torture, especially when the only reason you are there is for the exactly 2.7 minutes your daughter is on stage. The other 117.3 minutes is sheer torture. Reagan had her dance recital Saturday night. By the end of the night IContinue reading “Enhanced Interrogation Techniques”