Disneyland

Just gonna gloss over the fact that I haven’t blogged in ages . . . We went to Disneyland at the end of April, followed by a few days in Bakersfield to celebrate my gorgeous grandmother’s 85th birthday. There were …

Twilight

I rarely read fiction. Sometimes I wish I read more, but then I remember once I start why I don’t do it all the time. I CAN’T STOP. I started reading the Twilight saga over Christmas break, and six weeks …

Earthquake

At 4:00 this morning Javad and I were rudely awakened by the earth shaking our house. Nothing like that adrenaline rush you get from something jolting you out of a sound sleep. Thank God for the Internet. Our first thought …

Sweet Sister Moment

Yesterday, The Muse got a paper cut in the family room and wanted a Band-aid, which were all the way in the upstairs bathroom. Considering the fact that this was the 150th interruption of my work time (which had just …

Right Now

Rather than apologize for what has been a ridiculously long blogging hiatus, and rather than try to recap all the goings-on in our household in the past two (or has it been three?) months, I’m just going to jump right …

My Educational Epiphany

I love educational philosophy. It’s one of my very favorite topics. In fact, I often will go to the library with the intention of picking up something fiction (I rarely read fiction anymore, and for some reason feel guilty about …

More Urgent Care News

Apparently it’s Medical Week at the Reneau homestead. The Muse and Dolittle are spending the night at a friend’s house tonight. The mom called this evening and said that The Muse had gotten hit in the mouth with a plastic …

Tummy Problems

So, picking up no place near where I left off . . . Something’s wrong with my gut. Not my instinctual gut, but my actual gut. I’m pretty sure I got food poisoned last weekend by a rogue custard-filled pastry, …