Yes, on Tuesday I'm expecting both my mother, in her first solo trip since dad died, and my mother-in-law, who is also traveling sans husband because her hubby has gigs and can't get away. They're both coming to celebrate the graduations of my children, from elementary and middle school variously. I hope it will be fun but it might be a little ( Read more... )

Yeah, I know, it's BEEN June for three days but I'm a little bit behind ( Read more... )

It's a Saturday night. Back when I was young, I was either out on a Saturday night or finding something to do so I didn't mind not going out. That was a big deal, back in the day ( Read more... )

So, I dodged the bullet! My luck was in! Although I had to check in twice every day I didn't end up even having to go downtown to be interviewed for a jury, and now I'm excused for a year! HOORAY!! :D :D :D ( Read more... )

Today, I bought two chocolate brown teacup poodles. I have now officially lost my mind ( Read more... )

I've been running around like a crazy woman lately, with projects already in process at two schools and a third on the horizon. Huzzah ( Read more... )

Hubby brought my son home from baseball practice and informed me that we can stop feeling like minivan nerds for loving our new Toyota Sienna, because (former 49-ers quarterback) Steve Young was bringing HIS son home in the same model, except his (van, not son) is red and ours is blue. Hubby was quite pleased about this, and about the fact that Mr ( Read more... )

(Did y'all hear a Xander riff on the second part of that title? My daughter and I have been watching all of Buffy--I bought her the DVDs for her birthday--and so I'm more Whedon attuned than ever before! Yay ( Read more... )

Hubby got a job today! Hooray ( Read more... )

So, we've had so much rain the past few days that California reservoirs are overflowing. The bitter observation down here is that we've now got Seattle's weather with California housing and property tax rates. Not cool ( Read more... )