The good news is that N feels better after a weekend bout with either food poisoning or a food allergy.
The bad news is that N feels better after a weekend bout with either food poisoning or a food allergy. Read the rest of this entry »
“Simon Says: Pick Your Butt With Your Finger.”
October 24, 2011 at 6:43 pm (Crazies, E, Education, Family, Following Bliss, Homeschooling, N, Parenting)
Tags: Antimatter, Brothers, Daring, Killjoy, Matter, Morgan Freeman, Science, Simon Says, World Domination Leadership Training Seminar
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
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
My Future Daughter-in-Law Might Be A Cheeseburger
October 18, 2011 at 10:09 pm (E, Family, Following Bliss, N)
Tags: Baker's Square, Chicken, Costumes, Ghandi, Halloween, Halloween City, PostaDay2011, Science
After sleeping through the opera and later missing MRU as well, the boys and I decided to salvage the day by getting Halloween costumes figured out. I wish I could be one of those moms that whips something together and the kids look cute/clever/scary/funny/etc.
More Like Bologna
They’d just look and feel sad if I did though, so off to Halloween City we went to shop the spoon-fed, previously imagined, mass produced, cute/clever/scary/funny/etc. polyester looks.
First we needed sustenance. We wound up at Baker’s Square so E could stalk spend some quality time with his girlfriend, Barbie.
Mother Nature is a Spammer *and* Every Time You Spam, God Kills a Kitten
October 15, 2011 at 3:53 pm (Blather, Pictures)
Tags: Caddyshack, Dad, Dandelions, Diarrhea, Kittens, Mother Nature, Organic Lawncare, Puppies, Quotes, Spam
I was just raking my yard and came across my nemesis: the dandelion. What is the growing season of the dandelion? Can’t they just die already?
Die!!!!!
“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 »
We Rocked That Chicken and Made It Cry For Mercy
October 11, 2011 at 10:31 pm (Aspergers, E, Education, Family, Field Trips, Homeschooling, Jeff, N, Parenting)
Tags: Babies, Halloween, Memories, Minecraft, MRU, Music, PostaDay2011, Sensory, Tolerance, Video Games
We ventured into the land of Billy Graham today and kicked off our day with a free symphonic band concert at Wheaton College. We go to this children’s concert every year and always enjoy it. We even snuck into the second showing the year they had the planetary theme, though we weren’t exactly going rogue–they just had a lot of no shows and the enthusiastic usher enthusiastically ushered us to some excellent seats.
Anyway, some of this year’s highlights: swastikas, guns and shooting people, punching, explosions, music and scenes from the video game Halo, pots, pans, kitchen blender, garbage can lids, and also… The Chicken Dance!
Heck yes, I said Chicken Dance, and it was awesome. During the audience participation portion N, E and I rocked that chicken and made it cry for mercy. Scenes from Raiders of the Lost Ark provided some of that other heartwarming visual candy. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Columbus: The Man Behind the Myth
October 10, 2011 at 12:22 am (Education, Tragedy)
Tags: Christopher Columbus, Columbus Day, History, Murder, Parades, PostaDay2011, Slaves
Actually I don’t really know a whole lot about Columbus, or any myths, so that part of the post will be short. I know I loved him as a K-12 student because it meant we got a free day. Now I’m an adult and I’d much rather have access to my mail and my money. What if I want a roll of Sacagawea dollars or a cashier’s check today? Who’s going to bring me my bills and credit card offers?
Christopher Columbus isn’t. He probably couldn’t find my house with a Garmin and a police escort. Read the rest of this entry »
Delicious Minutiae 