And a lovely Christmas it looks to be, too. We had our traditional Christmas Eve get-together with my Bro and his family. Since my poor, overworked SIL had to work until noon, we decided to have it – and Boy #2’s 11th birthday – at our house. Between Hubby and myself we made roasted pork loin with rubbed rosemary, huge amounts of mashed potatoes, Romany blend veggies, gravy, and a chocolate Wacky cake for the birthday boy. My Bro and…
I’m beginning to think it’s dangerous to walk to the school to pick up Boy #2. Yesterday, on the way home, I stepped wrong somehow, and injured my ankle. I’m not quite sure what exactly I did to it, but it complained with a dull ache for the rest of the day. It’s better today, but what’s a dull ache in me might be excruciating pain in someone else. I may have done more damage than I think I did,…
Well, this has been a strange Halloween. The boys went out trick-or-treating for the first time; they were out for a half-hour because that’s all that Hubby could stand. Boy #1 went out at Queequeg from Moby Dick; he used his Caliban costume from last year’s Shakespeare play (a leopard-print poncho), my winter hat (a brown thing with a curled brim and a highish crown), and a "harpoon" made from a broom handle and tin foil. His sister painted a…
That’s what I’ve decided to call the day that report cards come home since we always go to Krispy Kreme and get their "Donuts for As". And there were lots of As, too. Both boys got straight As, and the Girl had all As – except in Algebra 2 Honors, where she was one point short of a B. A much better grade than it looked like she’d get from her start in the course this year. Each of them…
Boy #2 came home with a new math textbook today. He showed it to his brother, who said, “That’s my Algebra 1 textbook. Big deal.” Only it’s not. Boy #2’s teacher has decided that he needs the challenge that Algebra gives. Mind you, their sister didn’t take Algebra 1 until 8th grade (and it was Honors, too). She’s taking Algebra 2 Honors right now (and struggling with it, too). His older brother is taking the 8th grade course now, in…
Had a stress test this morning. Never had one before though I heard my dad talk about them. My new GP had been concerned about something he’d seen in my initial EKG so he scheduled me for one. They hooked me up to the computer, got my readings while lying down, standing up, and finally, on the treadmill. It took me all of one minute to reach my heart rate goal. This concerned Dr. L. very much (I should think…
Well, well, well! I can finally update! It’s about time MSN! Yeah, today school started, and it’s really quiet here. I’ll probably head out in a bit to get a haircut and pick up the groceries I hadn’t had time to get last week. But the only noise – other than an occasional cat meowing at me – is the air conditioner humming away. We went to the zoo in Columbia yesterday. It was the last day of…
Well, we did a lot of furniture shopping this past week. What occasioned it was my insistence that the boys clean their room. They started (haven’t quite finished yet) and one of the things they did was pull the mattress and ruined boxspring off of Boy #2’s bed to get at all of the junk under the bed. The thing had been broken for quite a while, and the cover was coming off little by little. Boy #1 decided that…
The color version of The White Winds boys – by the Girl – is finally up! It took a while, especially the bricks, but I’m so glad she did it! Thanks, Sweetie! Life has been quiet here at the moment. We had a nice 4th; went to Bro’s house and ate a good meal (good in all possible ways) then watched Batman Begins. A good movie, better than I thought it would be. My only major complaint, if it could be…