My future, it is in storage.

My mother is having some painting done at her house this week.  Yesterday I helped her to unload the room to be painted, taking down pictures and moving breakables.  Now, my mother is on the threshold of 70, which truthfully seems a lot younger to me than it did twenty years ago.  Several of my [...]

Read Full Post »

Best laid plans.

So I was all set to take Spawn and Friend to the zoo for the last day of zoo camp today.  Friday is my day off from work (actually, the whole office is taking Fridays off during the summer, I believe this is called a perk) but I was ready to saddle up and make the trek [...]

Read Full Post »

It’s all in what you compare it to.

I try really hard not to compare Spawn to other children, since all that does is point up the fact that Spawn isn’t exactly like other children and makes me feel like a less than stellar parent.  I try not to compare, but I end up doing it anyway.  I mean, I already know that [...]

Read Full Post »

Back to the ashram.

Ferrying Spawn and Friend to zoo camp this week has been rather interesting.  It’s funny the things that seven-year-olds find to talk about when they think the adult in the front seat isn’t listening.  Spawn’s friend has said a few things that, if Friend’s mother knew what was said, Friend’s mother would die of mortification [...]

Read Full Post »

Spawn, vegetarian. Sort of.

At dinner last night we had a roasted chicken.  As my husband pulled off a drumstick and put it on Spawn’s plate, the kid very quietly said, “ew.” 
“Ew?” 
“Daddy, I’ve decided not to eat animals anymore.  I’m going to be a vegarian.” 
“Oh?  You’re going to be a vegetarian?” 
“Yes, that’s what I said.  Vegarian.” 
So we enter into [...]

Read Full Post »

Well, hello.

I guess you’ve noticed by now that I’ve been taking Fridays off.  When you don’t have much to say, this is an effective strategy.  Keeps the stress down some, too. 
I spent last week helping out with bible school, and let me tell you, my butt was whupped each and every day.  I don’t know how [...]

Read Full Post »

What it’s like.

I have been watching airline fares yoyo up and down for the past two months, and it ain’t gettin’ any better, folks.  At this rate we’ll be spending fall break sitting around the blowup pool in our backyard. 
– Mox

Read Full Post »

Irked.

I have to admit, now that gas prices are sky high, I have slowed down considerably whenever I drive somewhere.  It’s been tough to do, because my default is to be burning rubber at every opportunity, mostly because I’m trying to cram as much as I can into a typical day.  Working moms, you know [...]

Read Full Post »

Blank.

I think there comes a point in every blogger’s life where they have absolutely nothing to say.  This point comes around periodically for most, and right now it has come for me.  I am empty. 
Obviously this is so if I am cat blogging. 
Part of this is due to the fact that this week I am [...]

Read Full Post »

We have been assimilated.

Against my better judgement and contrary to my formal decree of “no more cats,” we have now become a seven-cat household. 

Tiger is a itteh bitteh kitteh.  We have been enraptured by teh cute. 
I am not 100% sure if Tiger will be an indoor, outdoor, or indoor-outdoor cat.  So far she has been indoors because Spawn [...]

Read Full Post »