Veteran’s Day

Today is for remembering those who gave so much for the freedoms we enjoy in this country and in many others. This is a story published about my grandfather, a veteran of both World Wars. He was a remarkable person and it would have been nice to get to know him. New Bataan Hike Horrors [...]

Snippets

~ Today: the boys were fighting over what cleaning they want to do. Yes, that’s a blessing! I should get them to clean more often, shouldn’t I? ~ Hubby has his Father’s Day present early. It’s a new kettle barbecue. But guess what? Guess what? Guess what? It’s charcoal. I’ve waited years for this day! [...]

Speed Update

Hmm. I wonder if giving it that title will make me feel obliged to actually make it brief. If brevity is the soul of wit, then my soul is an empty pit. You can quote me on that. Since the last post, this is what happened that is shareable: – J and NM played their [...]

Random Things

Hubby likes Warhammer a lot. We cancelled both WoW accounts. Knitting mojo has disappeared. I tried to bring it back with another project but I left the needle hanging off my desk and puppeh chewed it into many little pieces. And then the mojo left me again. Speaking of puppeh, the dog is firmly mama’s [...]

8-8-08 and the Day After

8-8-08 Last night, we let the boys stay up and watch the Olympics opening ceremonies until the US team took their part in the parade of nations. It was pretty late for them (almost 10 pm) and even though NM wanted to keep watching, they had to get to bed. I’m sure that, in many [...]