I declined to talk yesterday about something of the utmost importance.Well I didn't talk about it here.It was a conscious choice.Truth be told I'm not sure why I made it.Yesterday though... was K's sixth birthday.My little girl has gone from thisto thisin six years...It took a lot for her to get from there to here. … Continue reading yesterday
show and tell
I recall fondly the days of school where we would bring in something special to show the class. I would labor over what to tell them about it. What to say to make them understand the significance of it.Tonight... it was kind of like that... only without the teacher hovering over me to make sure … Continue reading show and tell
day in the sun
I would have written a good post for today except that...well Mr. Kaos had other plans. You see we took K and her class on a field trip... and when that field trip was over and the kids were back in class he lured me downtown with the premise of buying K a book on … Continue reading day in the sun
family… it’s relative
Family.There's nothing quite like it is there?You get your good, your bad, your ugly.And your embarrassing.Oh boy is there some embarrassment...There's more than one kind really:You've got your silly embarrassing... like that one girl who dyes her hair all black and covers herself in tattoos then walks down the street in big huge boots with … Continue reading family… it’s relative
cami hears a review…
That title... don't feel the need to tell me it doesn't make sense. Because I already know I didn't hear a review... I'm writing one.writing a review.I might hear it when I read it back to myself while checking for typos and what not... but that's not what I'm talking about...That was an attempt to … Continue reading cami hears a review…
strange love episode 005: sybil
How did you spend your Friday night?Oh really, wow. Was that fun?good for you.really, I'm thrilled for you... but don't you want to ask what I did Friday night?Go on... you know you wanna. You know you need to know...Fine, if you won't ask I'll just tell the others...I spent my Friday night talking to … Continue reading strange love episode 005: sybil
first thing
The first thing I do in the morning, on any given morning, ordinarily, is turn on my iPhone and read a couple of blog posts.Why?Perhaps that fact that I don't drink coffee is as good a reason as any, I don't know. It's just what I do.This morning one post caught my eye... One post … Continue reading first thing
did I mention?
that my husband is probably really and truly the nicest hardest working blog spouse in the business?not my "blogspouse"... Holly and Sybil... they're my blog spice..spouses...spousie??I'm talking about the spouse of a blogger... He's the spouse. The husband.The guy that gets my motor running...AND.and...he makes things work. If Al Gore hadn't invented the internet already... … Continue reading did I mention?
never listen to your mother…
Or maybe I should say never listen to my mother...Don't get me wrong, I like my mother. And I listen to my mother.usually.And usually... she doesn't steer me so wrong.Just the other day though, she gave me a bit of advice. It was a bit late for me to follow it... so I didn't.Boy am … Continue reading never listen to your mother…
3 AM… a bedtime story
It was almost precisely 3 AM... give or take an hour for daylight savings time.My birthday had just reached its official end... though there was certainly more celebration to come.I wasn't celebrating though... no no no. I was laying in my big huge bed embracing slumber. Sleeping soundly. Dreaming the blissful dreams induced by 2 … Continue reading 3 AM… a bedtime story