I found a picture tonight that made me pause. I was a baby seated precariously in my mother’s lap. She is gazing blankly into the distance; looking stern and beautiful. The dog and I have our eyed locked on each other ( Read more... )

I got an email from a woman who is planning to move to Paducah as a part of the Artist Relocation Program. She is a homeschooler who does not want to join the local conservitive Christian HS groups. I don't blame her. So, it is time for a more opened homeschool group in Paducah. Anybody want to suggest some contacts to me?

What Be Your Nerd Type?
Your Result: Social Nerd

You're interested in things such as politics, psychology, child care, and peace. I wouldn't go so far as to call you a hippie, but some of you may be tree-huggers. You're the type of people who are interested in bettering the world. You're possible the least nerdy of them all; unless you participate ( Read more... )

Gee, thanks intraweb!

85% Mike Gravel
81% John Edwards
78% Dennis Kucinich
73% Joe Biden
72% Chris Dodd
72% Barack Obama
71% Bill Richardson
70% Hillary Clinton
38% Rudy Giuliani
32% Tom Tancredo
31% John McCain
30% Mike Huckabee
28% Ron Paul
27% Mitt Romney
21% Fred Thompson

2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz

Resolution 847 passed.
It passed!?!

WTF is the world coming to?

So, last night we had Christmas Dinner with Christie's family, including Dawn and Richard. It was lovely. I was supposed to attend a movie with some other friends, but I never made it. So, instead we decided to do some last minute shopping for the pets and a quick appetizer at TGIF's. Upon leaving the restaurant parking lot Shel says, as only he ( Read more... )

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/77143/The_Great_Defecator_Popular_in_Spanish_Nativity_Scenes

Then, google image search El Caganer. It will blow your friggin mind!

I so know what I want to give everyone for the

The cat is still peeing on my bed. I am out of ideas and looking for new one ( Read more... )

So, if you know me in real life, you may have heard me comment that my puppy Clover hates her nails trimmed. The first trim was a bit like a rodeo, as Clover twisted, cried and even dared to snap at Shel and I. She was completely panicked. She seemed sure we were going to kill her. Considering her shelter history, that wasn't a surprise. Lately, I' ( Read more... )

And my baby girl is going as the Dandy Highwayman.
She looks just like this:

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