Paint by numbers

Hello. How are you? How’s your weekend? Mine’s been… interesting. And it’s only half over. What’s that? Why am I posting an entry at 11:00 on a Saturday night? Well, it’s a long story, but to sum up, I’ll do it by numbers: 4 – number of family members having a birthday in the past […]

Childhood fears

My son is just about to drive me nuts obsessing over things. We’re way beyond “20 questions” into more like encyclopedia territory. Three things, usually, in rotation: Spiders Snakes Sharks Spiders? We talk about which ones are poisonous, what they do, where they live. “And if they wanted to, they could bite your head off!” […]

Update on stuff

Now that I’ve calmed down somewhat, here’s a recap of my lovely day: This AM wrestled the kids out of the house and to day care / summer camp. My car’s temperature gauge looks like it is on a trampoline. The car drives the same, I’m watching for any other signs of overheating and not […]