I find it extremely frustrating to have a therapist sitting there saying “just make the kids do X” after hearing, for an hour, about our attempts to do exactly that. She has no new suggestions as to how to make…
Short Attention Span Cyn
Hey, goddessinga! shadowkatt is wearing the Goddess earrings you gave her for the first time! She had the date on which she could change out her starter earrings on her calendar and she was incredibly excited. It’s the first time…
Drama Queen
Oh, joy—welcome to Drama Central! sambear got the kids. Just before we left, we realized that G had been dishonest regarding the school make-up work she claimed to have done, so she was supposed to take that with her and…
Thanksgiving Report
Getting Ready…
No, the house is not completely ready for tomorrow, much less the people who are arriving any minute now. And what have I been doing? Going through and rearranging my cross-stitch books and magazines. Oh yes, a vitally important task!…
Breakfast
sambear just made breakfast that is even better than those I remember from my childhood, biscuits and all. That’s significant.
Welcome ShadowKatt
I probably should have mentioned this before… My daughter Katie has been sucked into the vast addiction that is LJ – she’s shadowkatt here. This means that I ended up creating a new level of filters and going back through…
New Liaden Fan
Katie began reading Partners in Necessity, the first Liaden Universe omnibus, last night. The child who has zero interest in reading science fiction stayed with the book until she couldn’t really keep her eyes open last night, then popped out…
Busy Busy
Weekend Report
Yes, we’ve had another busy, but very good, weekend.