I took Ethan out tonight. First we went to see Kung Foo Panda. No… first, I made us peanut butter and jellies and THEN we went to see Kung Foo Panda. We screeched in just in time to miss the previews and found seats right on the isle. The movie was […]

I am absent minded and lose things - therefore, I am crazy organized. Within an inch of my life, sometimes. Everything has a place. It has a drawer, a cubby, a box, a bag. Only things that belong on the table or on the shelf go on the shelf. Even […]

Ethan and I were laughing about something at dinner at Applebees and he says, “I don’t know you. I just sat down here because I was bored.”
We’re eating dinner and he suddenly casts an imaginary rope like a fishing line out into the isle and mimes pulling himself along it out into the isle.
We’re […]

Ethan had some real difficulty in his first few years of school. His behavior was wacky, he wasn’t listening to anyone, wasn’t doing his homework, wasn’t working in class and was falling behind. There were lots of reasons.
He moved here to live with me and we got him on a 504 […]

Ethan is struggling with learning cursive in school. He is having a hard time reading it and when he writes it, it’s like he’s learning a new trick. He’s not taking it seriously, really. The bottom line is, he doesn’t get why he should have to learn it. “I mean, what’s […]

… was a success. I didn’t scream and Ethan is already planning his next one(s).
The aftercare instructions for an oral piercing take on a whole new significance when there are 8 year old listening ears near by. There were lots of wide eyed significant nods and ‘you knows’ thrown in to […]

Me and I were sitting talking about piercing yesterday while Ethan listened in and I wondered aloud at how cool it is for kids his age to have moms who get pierced and get tattoos. When I was his age, piercing just wasn’t as widely accepted as it is now. Indigenous cultures aside, […]

We get into the car to get the man-child to school and turn it on just in time to hear the radio say “… but what will kids say when they find out that Zoey 101 is pregnant? We know it’s Jamie Lynn Spears but kids everywhere know her as Zoey 101. What […]

I showed up today for Ethan’s parent/teacher conference. While he and I were waiting our turn with the teacher, we cleaned out his desk. From the depths of his desk, aside from the stuff that was supposed to be in there, we pulled three spiral notebooks belonging to other kids, Where the […]

It’s raining today. Not just a drizzle but an actual respectable rain. I LOVE the rain! I love the sound of the rain and the feel of the cool drops on my face. I love that it makes me feel warm and cozy when I’m indoors looking out.
I’ve never […]