When we attended 6th grade Back to School Night last week, one of the handouts Two's team made available was "What a skillful reader does," compiled by reading/writing expert Mary Ellen Giacobbe from the input of the many teachers who have attended her reading workshops. It included an extensive list of abilities and habits that kids should gain in ( Read more... )

We've known all week that the temperatures were going to drop today, which they did. Rain was forecast for late afternoon/evening, but it didn't sound like snow was too likely, so I didn't think much of it. Except it snowed for several hours this evening! It only stuck to parked cars and sidewalks, definitely not the roads, and never got more ( Read more... )

Back ribs: much better. Ran 3 miles this morning, mowed the lawn, went to TKD tonight. Thankfully, no sparring and not very much punching.

Eyes: Had "annual" eye exam last week, although apparently Will and I both forgot to go last year, very odd. But, anyway, apparently my right eye HAS improved a little in those two years, despite my sense ( Read more... )

I never usually bother with GIPs, but given that this icon was LONG overdue for an update (previous version was from 2006 O_o), I feel compelled to make a big deal out of it. Look! My children are no longer in preschool! :-P

Also, during a (sadly rare) trip to the public library today:
( A bunch of stuff happened )

I guess I haven't done a proper post in awhile. Oops ( Read more... )

It's late, so we'll just sum up, shall we?

1) RIP Arlen Specter. Thanks for your many years of service.

2) Depressed? You may be allergic to stress. Never thought of it like that ( Read more... )

Joke my mother forwarded to me today:
Higgs Boson walks into a Catholic church. Priest says, “How dare you call yourself the God particle! Blasphemer! Get out!” Higgs Boson says: “Well, OK - but without me, you can't have mass!”
:D ( Read more... )

The harrydracompreg fest reveals went up while I was away. I don't think much of my flist was following the fest, but in case you were, I wrote:

And Malfoy Makes ... Three? This was my main fest fic. Prompt: Draco is forced to move in with Harry. At first, Harry is not the most gracious of hosts. They do the dirty and one of them, doesn't matter which, gets ( Read more... )

Still not fully recovered, to my annoyance, in that my gut and back are still kind of achy/bloaty/weird, but I did run 3 miles this morning on the treadmill - just a slightly slower pace to create less bounce - and I'm pretty much eating whatever I want, if perhaps a bit less of it.

Last couple of days have been nuts. ( Errands, library, literature circles and even more running around )

Leaving for Boston in the early a.m. Two cried, Will moped, and MiniPlu came straight out and said she was mad at me for leaving. I do feel sorry for Will, being the single dad, especially as he's not used to juggling everything, but I confess I was sort of thinking, "Good, maybe you'll appreciate everything I do for once" with the girls. Not ( Read more... )