Puberty has hit our household with a vengeance. I went bra shopping, got a request for deodorant and for shaving lessons. Now everyone in the house shaves. Lots and lots of laundry and general house cleaning and the house still seems messy. Sigh. No walking this weekend due to both the above bullets. Seriously, I…

Yesterday, I started a long post about race that I just couldn’t finish. Suffice it to say, my relationship to race is complex, influenced by being raised in the South, by my own desire to figure out how the South got to where it is, and by people I’ve known and other places I’ve lived.…

Routine, what routine? This week has been filled with disruption. The first two days were half-days, doctor’s appointment on Wednesday, and today, thanks to a forgotten permission slip, I’m retrieving my oldest from school at 9:00 while the rest of his team goes on a field trip. Sigh. Not to mention, Mr. Geeky was away…

Email was definitely on the rise, but not dramatically so. Why, why do people wait until the very. last. minute. to ask for something. I’m here all summer. Why don’t people talk to each other. So many problems caused by lack of communication. Many fewer basic questions this year. They’re either getting stopped at the…

Who’s idea was it to take the most heavily trafficked and congested stretch of highway and put points along the way where the whole mob has to come to a halt to take tickets and pay tolls? Seriously, are people just trying to be cruel? Speaking of tolls, I have no idea where that money’s…

Had to file extension for taxes. First time in probably 10 years. We lost our W2’s, had to get them reprinted. Yesterday was the day of losing documents. Lost two docs–one completely and one I was able to recover. Haven’t done that for 10 years either. I also worked 11 hours yesterday. I have no…

Christmas shopping has begun. Most has occurred online in my pjs. We’re trying not to be extravagant and not to add to people’s clutter. Consumable goods and “experience” gifts–spa treatments, lessons, etc.–are at the top of our list. Speaking of consumable, one of the most ideal gifts for several people in my family would be…

I was inspired by AAYOR. I woke up twice last night. Once, I decided that it was not a good idea to not be wearing my night guard, so I got up, brushed my teeth and the guard and went back to bed. Mr. Geeky had gotten up some time before that because he just…