Okay, I was SO looking forward to this week because it meant the kiddies would be securely installed in school and I'd have at least some of my time back.  But neeeeew.  Too much to ask, I suppose.  Today, I spent the entire day at school with a four-year-old hermetically sealed to my leg.

More soon!

Wow, talk about hitting the ground running.  I am dealing with first-week-of-school mayhem with both kiddies.  Madness, I tell you.  So, I will come back next week to give a rundown on the awesome book I am reading GIRL, 15, CHARMING BUT INSANE.  I was screaming in laughter the other night and I was only on page 14.  The book gives you voice, man.

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I am back from a blissfully unplugged vacation.  While away, I discovered this: I love being unplugged.  I did not even remember I was unplugged until I came home and plugged in again.  And then it all came back -- why it is SO important to do this ( Read more... )

The other night, Hollis asked me, "What would you do if you had $100,000 dollars?"

I began with, "Pay all our debts, make sure the girls have a solid education fund---"

He waved my words away impatiently.  "No.  Let's say all that has already been taken care of.  All the essentials are covered."  He pursed his lips a bit before continuing.  "Now, ( Read more... )

Awesome.  I was just this minute lamenting the lack of TV offerings on Tuesday nights since the end of Hell's Kitchen, when it occurred to me to check out what exactly the offerings might be.  I scanned over Celebrity Family Feud, Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader, and other, equally thrilling, summer fare.  Finally, I came to (pause.  Gasp.)  ( Read more... )

Okay, I finally managed to get the entire survey up.  And it only cost me about three hundred hours and two very bleary eyeballs.

The link to all fifteen survey questions and the (revealing!  Interesting!  Surprising!) responses from our awesome teens are here.  Just scroll down till you get to the big green, What Do You Think? heading and, um, tell ( Read more... )

I haven't posted for the past two weeks because I've been in the Bahamas.  Personally, I can't think of a better reason not to be blogging.  But I am back now and thought I'd share some info I've managed to glean from you youths out there (giant thanks to the teens who participated and to HL at SAYA for all her assistance!).

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