Just a girl, her life, and the details.
Posted in conversations on May 4th, 2010
Em: Hey, isn’t that where you get your hair done? Me: Yup! Mom: I need to go in there and get some hair for the garden to keep the groundhogs away. Em: Oh, that works for groundhogs too? Mom: Yeah. I am wondering if I can go out every once in a while and spray [...]
Posted in conversations on Jun 23rd, 2009
Me: Caleb, what do you want for your birthday? Caleb (our nephew who was turning 5): Oh, lots of stuff! M: Okay, what do you want me to get you? C: Whatever you want! But, nothing girly! I love a kid that knows what they want!
Posted in conversations on Feb 26th, 2009
Me: “I love the word demolished. It is a great word.” The Boy: “But, wait, if demolished means destroyed, then what does molished mean?” M: “What?” TB: “You know, de- would be the predicate. Wait, is that right?” M: “No, I think you mean prefix. Wait, do you know what a predicate is?” TB: “Yes, [...]
Posted in conversations, justforfun on Aug 12th, 2008
So, anyone who knows us knows that the boy can be a little crazy from time to time. And, he is always trying to make me laugh. Yesterday, he got his birthday present from “my wife.” It was Rock Band for the Wii and man had he been waiting for that package. He thought it [...]
Posted in conversations, intentions, justforfun on Jun 16th, 2008
I am one of those people that gets all agitated on Sundays because I have a million things running around in my head that I want to get done before the week starts. And, since I am now not teaching until 4:10 during the summer, I guess Monday is my new Sunday (which secretly might [...]
Posted in conversations on Jun 3rd, 2008
As we were walking through all the stalls of cool old marble mantles and cool old prints, there was one lone stall that looked like it was full of modern antique furniture. I looked at Alie, my wife (a story for another day), and said: Me: That stuff kinda looks like you. Alie: Really? I [...]
