Just so I don’t forget
4Zoe sight read the word fox today. On the TV, as we were turning off the DVRed So You Think You Can Dance (which is on Fox- hence the word). She just yelled it out as we sat there completely… Read more ›
At this moment
2I am tired. I was up at 5:30, getting Audrey out of her room so that Z could go back to sleep. It took some convincing to get her to do that, and Audrey was excited to be alive and… Read more ›
An addendum to the previous post, containing pigtails
3A random post
1for any of you who, like me, wander around the internets hoping someone you know has a new blog post up. I’m reading Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh. It’s hilarious. I love his books, they’re all so funny and… Read more ›
More books
1A quick review of the books I’ve finished lately: Why New Orleans Matters by Tom Piazza: This was written in the months following Katrina, in a response to those people who questioned whether rebuilding New Orleans was worth it. The… Read more ›
Playing dress up
3More books
1I just finished Ms. Hempel Chronicles by Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum. It’s a series of stories about the titular Ms. Hempel- an elementary school teacher who by turns finds, loses, and finds love- of both the romantic and platonic (of the… Read more ›
bookie goodness
3And no, I’m not talking about gambling, even if College Betting Quarterly (or something, I don’t remember the name) somehow mysteriously comes to my mailbox. (It does- no idea why. But my name is on it. Strange.) I finished another… Read more ›
On faith
3This morning I decided to get to work on one of the Personal Progress experiences for faith. It asks you to read Alma 56:45-48 and 57:21, and then consider what qualities a mother needs in order to teach her children… Read more ›
Glee!
6Did you watch Glee last night? Did you, did you? If you didn’t, go click on that link and watch it now! I didn’t find out about this show until almost the last minute– a couple days ago, with the… Read more ›