"Dada would have liked a day like this"  by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.  And that's all I have to say about the dada movement and the beat generation.

I love Flynn's riding instructor.  Yesterday she brought a toy saber that he got to use as he was cantoring around the ring.  She set up targets for him to knock off.  He had the BEST time.

Me: Stressed about (spin the wheel...) money!

The Children:  Bat shit per usual.  Grayson is bugging me about going to Barnes and Noble.  I did promise to take him there today several days ago.  Its amazing how shit like that manages to slip my mind.

The Husband: at work.  I watched him actually cut out fabric and sew it together.  The world might ( Read more... )

Ah, to know how to play the guitar.

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Me: Bored.  Need to get creative.

The Children:  Bat shit per usual.  Grayson has his science fair project to finish up so guess what I'm doing with him today.

The Husband: at work.  Has been pulling out fabric and leaving it around the house.  I believe garb might be made.

Animals: the dog needs to learn how to pick up his own poop.

Projects: I, ( Read more... )

Man, and people think the terrible twos are hard. Its clearly the week of pre-teen rebellion.

We got a Playmobile catalog in the mail today. Flynn and I were looking through it and he points to something and says, "Hey, the Pope!"  I look and its a guy in a chef's hat.

Then, of course, all I could think of is a Playmobile Vatican set.

I hope you have a day that is as beautiful as you are.

I'm lucky in that my Mother, a retired teacher, helps me with the homeschooling.  Today, she is helping Grayson with math (she does math, I do other things).  Out of her mouth comes, "You've got to quit fooling around now!"  Instantly,  I was 11 again.  She said it to Grayson the EXACT same way she used to say it to me. I cracked up.  In 30 years, ( Read more... )

A few days ago, Flynn and I were watching a cartoon on Disney.  This commercial came on in which diabetic inducing children came on and "rapped."  I told Flynn someday we'd listen to real rap ( Read more... )