Monthly Archives: October 2007
Halloween: Then and Now
Think back a bit. No, further… further…a little further… Nice try. You aren’t THAT young. Go all the way back to when you were a kid. Six years old, maybe eight, maybe ten… Remember when you got all overly excited … Continue reading
Filed under costumes, food allergies, Halloween, life, nostalgia, then and now
After the Party
Driving home after a birthday celebration for my mother-in-law, we pass the site where my brother-in-law’s pastry shop is going to be. It’s officially under construction, but so far the construction looks like a lot full of turned up dirt … Continue reading
Filed under astronaut, counting, humor, Kindergarten, learning, life, pastry shop, Snags, Uncle Mikey
Was That a Bat That Just Flew By?
So I was listening to NPR yesterday and… Yes, I listen to NPR! You got a problem with that? Anyway, like I said, I was listening to the Diane Rehm show on NPR yesterday morning and Diane and her guests … Continue reading
Running for Tiffany
Once upon a time there was a girl. She liked to run. She liked Tiffany’s. The jewelry store, that is, not other girls named Tiffany. Although she assumed they were very nice as well. The girl in our story wasn’t … Continue reading
Filed under humor, life, Nike+ iPod, running, Tiffany's, virtual half marathon
R.S.V.P.
R.S.V.P. It’s French. It means répondez s’il vous plait. Translated into English it means get off your lazy ass, pick up the phone, and call the number on the invitation I sent you and let me know if you are … Continue reading
Filed under birthdays, invitations, life, parties, R.S.V.P.
Letter to My Son
Dear Child of Mine, You know those little squares of a papery material that I put in your lunch box everyday? Those would be NAPKINS. You are supposed to wipe your hands and face with them during and after eating … Continue reading
Environmental Lessons
What would happen if every blog published posts discussing the same issue, on the same day? One issue. One day. Thousands of voices. Well that would be Blog Action Day. And that would be today. And the issue, or theme … Continue reading
Filed under blog action day, packaging, recycle, Star Wars, the environment, toys
Snippets
As I was driving to work today there was a very nice looking Cadillac SUV in front of me. It had a vanity plate that said 4 God. And below that, on the plate’s frame, was this: Everything I Have … Continue reading
The Field Trip
You know that movie Children of the Corn? I think I know how the kids came to live in the corn. They were originally a kindergarten class on a fall field trip to a corn maze and the chaperones, well, … Continue reading
Filed under corn maze, field trip, humor
The Assignment
The instructions were as follows: Examples were provided: I read the instructions and went over the examples with Snags. We made a list of things he might want to include in his picture dictionary. The list contained items like: penguins, … Continue reading
