We have nothing to do tonight. Not a thing. Nada. Zilch. That is an unbelievable relief! Katie has had four nights of dance every week since the fall. We’re all ready for a break! We’re going to have pizza, laze…
Congrats to ShadowKatt!
We got Katie’s California Achievement Test results yesterday. Math: grade equivalent is 13 (beyond 12th grade). I can’t remember the percentile at the moment, but it’s really high. Language Arts: same on the grade equivalent. 99% percentile. Spoken vocabulary and…
Good News On the Civil Rights Front
Psychiatrists want recognition of gay marriage Representatives of the nation’s top psychiatric group approved a statement Sunday urging legal recognition of gay marriage. If approved by the association’s directors in July, the measure would make the American Psychiatric Association the…
Great Date
sambear and I went to the Renaissance Festival today! It was wonderful. I didn’t feel like going this morning. That’s usually my worst time of day. But I knew that if I had to wimp out during the visit, Sam…
Happy Vet News
Katie and I took Shelley to the vet today. We were worried, as Katie had seen blood in the stool of some cat when changing the catbox that Shelley uses most often. We’re keeping Shelley isolated for the next couple…
Happy Easter!
We aren’t celebrating so much as enjoying lots of relaxation after a very productive Saturday. There are teens scattered across my house in various stages of wakefulness, looking cute. sambear is making pancakes, which will get their attention soon. Much…
Good Stuff
For the last couple of months, curiousmay9 has been treating both of us (and shadowkatt on occasion) with trigger point therapy. It works. It really works, and it’s making a major positive difference in my life. I’m off all painkillers…
Life Is a Project
…that’s always under construction. So is our house. Way back when we were getting the Castle prepped for occupation, we were surprised to find our own personal lake in the corner of the master bedroom’s sitting room. The immediate cause,…
It’s That Late Already?
I guess it is. Wow. For once, I actually remembered to go outside to SEE an astronomical event. I get emails from NASA to tell me about such things, but I usually forget to actually watch them. The red color…
And She’s Off!
Late, but shadowkatt and sambear are on the way to Girl Scout camp. I know she’ll have a marvelous time, but I do always miss her. I couldn’t find the cards I bought to give her while she’s gone. Grrr!…