I suppose I owe you faithful readers an explanation for why I have been gone since Christmas. I am jaded. It’s as simple (and as complex) as that. Late last Fall I realized that every time I was on Facebook, which really was all the time, I felt vaguely shitty (thank you Lisa M. for […]
Shake It Off
My girls love Taylor Swift and Shake It Off is pretty much their theme song. A couple times a week I am privy to their dancing on our kitchen table to it, and I find myself wishing you all could see how adorable they are. Well, now ya can. Masha and Autumn attend summer camp […]
In Zero Words or Less
In the movie The Princess Bride there is scene that has Wesley being tortured by Count Rugen in the Pit of Despair. Right after Rugen uses the machine on Wesley, he says to him, “…What did this do to you? Tell me. And remember, this is for posterity, so be honest. How do you feel?” […]
My Run-in with the Nasty Camp Director and Why You Should Not Flip People Off
A little background here… Masha is signed up for 6 weeks of summer camp at the town. Starting this week (#2) she is also going to her ESY program at one of our district schools after camp. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the kids from her school program come to the town pool after lunch to […]
More On Color
I have been wanting to come back to this topic for a while now, but since my first go-round with it cost me a couple virtual relationships and apparently painted me as a closet racist, I have been shy to return to it. Halfway through the school year, the fifth graders completed a huge project […]