Here we are, another Friday drive into Evanston. N and E are big fans of Chuck Norris jokes, so it’s funny to listen to them try to one-up each other in the backseat.
Portrait of Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris IS the Higgs Boson
October 21, 2011 at 11:12 am (Cub Scouts, E, Education, Family, Jeff, N, Parenting)
Tags: Chuck Norris, Close Calls, E Tycoon, Higgs Boson, Mother of the Year, Physics, Ukelele
“See You Sunday, Unless We Get Attacked By Bears!!”
October 14, 2011 at 11:15 pm (Cub Scouts, E, Education, Family, Friday Apology, Homeschooling, Jeff, N, Parenting, Pictures)
Tags: Art, Bears, Betting, Bob Dylan, Camping, Camporall, Coal Mining, John Prine, Man vs. Wild, Paradise, PostaDay2011, Probability, Strip Mining
Here it is, Friday again… I can’t decide if I’m giving or accepting apologies today.
I’ll start with giving an apology to my dear children for stealing another slice of their childlike innocence away from them.
It’s their own fault, though, for having questions. Read the rest of this entry »
I Will Never Learn
October 13, 2011 at 11:11 pm (Blather, Cub Scouts, E, Education, Field Trips, Following Bliss, Homeschooling, N, Parenting)
Tags: ADHD, Bear Grylls, Halloween, Man vs. Wild, PostaDay2011, Shakespeare
No joke, I don’t even know what to say about today.
E started in about the Halloween decorations before I was even out of bed. I told him I needed to wake up first and clear out the cobwebs. Before I was even to the bottom step downstairs he was already asking “Are you awake yet?”
I had to explain that I wanted to get the house cleaned first, then we could continue decorating. Then he was all about cleaning. It was enjoyable to finally be on the same team with this kid. Too bad it only lasted 8 seconds, kind of like a bull ride. Read the rest of this entry »
2S2L — Not Just For Strangers Anymore
October 8, 2011 at 3:58 pm (2S2L, Chickens, Cub Scouts, E, Hindering Bliss, Jeff, Time)
Tags: PostaDay2011
Most of the time I think *other* people are too stupid to live (2S2L)…and then the chickens come home to roost. Read the rest of this entry »
Monday Morning Quarterbacking
October 3, 2011 at 1:31 pm (Art, Blogging about Blogging, Cub Scouts, E, Following Bliss, Homeschooling, Literature, Math, Monday Re-cap, N, Personal Injury, Poetry, Science)
Tags: PostaDay2011
I was planning to do a weekly wrap-up of our previous week, but I can’t remember most of the details of what we did. Read the rest of this entry »
Delicious Minutiae 