Portfolio review finished. Alcohol opened.

Setting up the tent in the yard for at-home camping. Got a fireplace dug out and everything.

has anyone else noticed that the appearance of dirt in one's home seems to multiply according to amount of sleep one loses on a given night?

I cannot believe I had to explicitly instruct my 8yo not to both ride his bike and read his Kindle at the same time.

Why would my child rather split firewood than write a couple of paragraphs about Ivan the Terrible? sigh

Why would my child rather split firewood than write a couple of paragraphs about Ivan the Terrible? sigh

I seem to have an addiction for long-handled dusters.

I love the sound of a library trip... silence broken only by the sound of pages turning!

The corporate Christmas present from DH's company is a Kindle Paperwhite with--wait for it--UNLIMITED EBOOKS. #squee

Shrunk out of my red pants happy dance.

Buster read his first real book today! Frog and Toad!

31 hours without power does make one grateful for the little things in life. Like a hot shower.

I wish I had more time to post and not just breeze through searching the forums.

If your appendix was removed 10 days ago, you would recognize that dodgeball was a contact sport, right? That's because you are not a 17 yo boy. Arrgh.

Life keeps getting in the way of school work.

Would you think you would have to remind a 17yo and a 15yo to put PERIODS at the end of their SENTENCES consistently? No, me neither *heavy sigh.*

Ever wish you could tell someone IRL that you're having a JAWM moment?

Curry, comfort food.

My cousin won the drummer of the year award at the CCMAs last night!

My cousin won the drummer of the year award at the CCMAs last night!

My cousin won the drummer of the year award at the CCMAs last night!

I just finished reading The Writer's Jungle. I feel like I should have earned a prize! ;)

End of Summer festival in our tiny town of 1000 was great fun! Fireworks Finale perfectly viewed from my hammock in the back yard :)

I just got my new drivers license picture and seconds later signed up for Weight Watchers :(

Time for first official full day back to school!!!