Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been spouting idiocy on a regular basis lately. She seems to have an inflated opinion of her own self-importance, and an abysmal understanding of basic economics (particularly for a person with an economics degree - BU should be mortified to be associated with her). The most frightening thing is how many ( Read more... )

Since the 2020 presidential election season seems to be off to a very early start, minimize your time on Facebook even more than usual. Also, your blood pressure would appreciate it if you stopped reading certain people's posts once you realize they are political. It's okay to stop mid-post, mid-sentence, even mid-word. Walk away from the ( Read more... )

Every year M's parents make the long drive out to our house for Thanksgiving. Since we still exchange gifts with that side of the family for Christmas, Oma and Opa use that trip as a chance to haul presents out to us and haul ours back with them. This arrangement is very convenient, it saves on shipping, and it forces me to get my Christmas ( Read more... )

Off and on since CokoCon I have been struggling with my back. I suppose I don't heal as fast as I used to, plus I am incapable of not overdoing it once I start to feel improvement. Even so, last Thursday was the first time my back interfered in my getting a kid to a thing (C missed his first karate class in several months). It was frustrating. ( Read more... )

I've heard that in order to achieve a goal, the first step is to write it down. Now, while the efficacy of this advice can be debated, for the purposes of this livejournal entry, I will embrace it ( Read more... )

Sometimes it's easy to get sucked into the little stuff and forget how fucking blessed I am. I married a great, hard working, guy, my kids are loving, good people, I get to live in this Country in this time period. First world problems can suck it.

Hugging my kids now.

I host a gaming day each week at a local gaming store. Whenever I post about it on my homeschooling Facebook groups, I always include the day, time, cross streets, name of the store, city, and address. And yet, I will still, invariably, get the comments and messenger requests asking for the address and/or location ( Read more... )

I've never been fond of any of the so called Hallmark holidays. However, the messages surrounding Mother's day are particularly insidious.

Show Mom how much you care, implies the flipside if you don't manage a big enough display on this particular dayI love my kids. Mom is the best job in the whole world. I feel blessed every day having these ( Read more... )

Our striking teachers have five demands ( Read more... )

The kids just can't seem to shake this thing. S felt better enough to go to the teen coffee get together on Monday, then came down with a fever late that evening and took a four hour nap the next day ( Read more... )