The Mommy Van

Mothers can tell you that this ‘Mom my Ride!’ clip only goes halfway…they don’t even have stickers on the windows! [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/HEFE3B0Rje0″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

The Dreaded Call

As I was cramming my way throught my textbooks today I got the call that every parent most fears: “Hi, this is you son’s school calling, how are you?” “Great, great.” (can you get to the point?) “Okay, well, your son hurt his foot today…apparently he was kicking a wall at recess.” “Hmm, oh dear.” (kicking

Planting for the Spring

The five-year old and I bought 100 daffodill bulbs today and chopped our way past the one thousand and one rocks, through the brick-like clay, and passed the construction debris to put thirty of them in the ground.   I seriously pulled out one chunk of concrete the size of a dinner plate. However, it was

Dressing Up

Yesterday I recieved a heavy box full of my next batch of textbooks.  Nine books for the Modern China class, two for World History, and one for Modern US History.  I pulled out my school calender and got busy with a highlighter and pen, fitting these classes into the schedule. Because I’m an Independent Study student, I can

Blogging on the Fly

I’m catching a plane tomorrow to a funeral, so I may or may not be blogging much between now and this weekend.  I only guarantee a post this weekend because Sunday I’ll be routing you all toward my first story of the fall to be published.  And I couldn’t miss that, right?

Backpack News Flash

I keep seeing these info blurbs about backpacks.  They’re letting us know that we must choose wisely in picking out a backpack.  It’s important to purchase one that fits the child, is user-friendly, will hold up all year, and is two-thumbs-up functional. Umm.  Hate to break it to you, but school’s already started for most

Reporting In

I have an excellent excuse as to why I didn’t blog all last week.  Really.  And while it would be more interesting to all of you if my excuse involved a harrowing ambulance ride, poisonous jellyfish stings, and at least a hurricane or two… In reality we had a great time.  Shopped, splashed, swam, savored.  In

Beach Retreat

I’ve worked quickly this last week to finish all my more urgent class work before the trip.  My plan is to give myself this week to get a couple of short stories written, and to that end I’ve been fleshing out a few story ideas. The only problem is, the outlines sound more like novels than