Tuesday night I took some much needed time out of the house, went to the coffee shop and did some reading for a paper I’m writing. I’ve recently finished Rereading the Sophists: Classical Rhetoric Refigured by Susan C. Jarratt. A professor recommended it. It’s a good read if you’re interested in philosophy, rhetoric, and how [...]
Entries from June 2008
June 24, 2008
The meter is running.
We’ve only been up for an hour and a half and Little Miss G has already logged about 137 requests ranging from setting up the new slip-n-slide to asking me to play t-ball with her to finding clean panties (which came after the request to go outside and play) to breakfast. I know she’s [...]
June 22, 2008
Weekend entertaining.
We entertained guests all weekend and had a wonderful time. Some of our guests were friends and family we had not seen in a very long time. I have a niece (by marriage) whose two daughters are literally months apart in age from Little Miss G and Super L. They had a blast running, [...]
June 20, 2008
She can count too.
Last night we began tackling The Wilderness that is my daughters’ bedroom. I knew for certain there were two beds and floor in there, so I tied a rope around my waist, hooked it around the kitchen table (in case I got lost), said a prayer and just jumped in.
I’m not a mom who has [...]
June 19, 2008
Summer chronicles, vol. 2: Being barefoot all day.
You know you have had one heck of a crazy, fun day when your feet look like this at the end.
Actually, the flash kind of blanched out the fact that her feet were pretty much filthy, and I think I good portion of the dirt was rubbed off on the couch as she slept. Going [...]
June 18, 2008
The epic struggle of woman-kind…
…is not with equal rights, equal opportunity, subordination to men and all that stuff. Well, I mean, we do struggle with those things, but not with nearly the same vigor, passion, and frequency as with the throw-down of all throw-downs… our own hair. I’ve had to learn that I will never, ever have long, [...]
June 17, 2008
The toughest job.
My summer life is not unlike any other SAHM’s. We accomplish a great deal during the day, just to get up and repeat it all over again. These are the things that I do in some form every day: pick up 1000 items off the floor; reach far, far under the sofa for a lost [...]
June 16, 2008
Project declutter 2008
This week I am starting Operation Declutter 2008. Little Miss G has been literally whimpering for the past 45 minutes because I told her that we were going to be getting rid of some of her old toys. I understand that most kids don’t want to hear this, but seriously, this girl is a nut [...]
June 16, 2008
Better now.
Well the Day of Yucky was followed by the Day of Please Somebody Knock Me Unconscious Until This Is Over. I’ll spare you the details, but it was not good. John had to come home to take care of the girls because I was not functional. That day was followed by the Day of Feeling [...]
June 9, 2008
A day of yucky.
Today we took my mother-in-law to the hospital for a routine, minor, outpatient procedure. The girls were so extremely well-behaved during the 2.5 hour wait that I’m still trying to locate my real kids and substitute them back for the clones I obviously took with me. No, I should give credit where credit is due. [...]
