R & G got off to school on time, happily. It’s odd not having them here. I always rather resent that. I feel “safer” with all my people here, somehow, and worry less about them when they’re home or with…
But I Don’t WANT to Read It!
Some magazine that I used to subscribe to went under last year, and as a consolation prize, I started getting Woman’s Day magazine. This is about the third time that has happened. I’ve come to believe that no matter what…
Free Classes
Was it someone here or someone on a mailing list who mentioned the free online courses at the HP Learning Center? Whoever it was, thank you. I’ve signed up for several of them. I’ve always been totally overwhelmed by Photoshop.…
Should You WHAT?
Okay, I finished the book. One of the last chapters is entitled “Should you ever become involved with a sexual offender?” There’s a case study of a mother who has started dating someone and then he tells her that he’s…
Senility?
Shelley has gone certifiably nuts. Though she has never, ever, in all of her 13 years, been permitted on the kitchen table or counters, she has decided today that the kitchen table is, in fact, the only suitable place for…
Idjits
Okay, I’m the webmaster for Working to Halt Online Abuse. And we provide link banners for people who want to link to the site. We don’t approach anyone about linking, we don’t do reciprocal links—they’re just available. When I first…
Boundaries
Surprisingly, I’m almost finished with a book I started reading last night, Protecting Your Children from Sexual Predators by Dr. Leigh Baker. I picked it up on a whim because it was on the new releases shelf at the library.…
Transport
1. Do you have a car? If so, what kind of car is it? Yes, I have a car. It’s a nice car that seats all 5 of us comfortably. We named her Alluna. I don’t post things about exactly…
Like Mother, Like…
(sigh) R hasn’t been home 12 hours, and he’s already telling bald-faced, stupid, yes-he’ll-definitely-get-caught lies. Why does he do that? It wasn’t even about a big thing, but it wasn’t anything he could in any way be “mistaken” about. He…
Arrival
R & G are home! Yay! They came in on a red-eye flight and I’m quite surprised that they’re still conscious now. It’s good to have them home again.