Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
Why Obama Won: The Making of a President 2008 by Greg Mitchell My rating: 3 of 5 stars A pretty cool compilation of editorials written during the 2008 Presidential campaign. Gives a fascinating glimpse into the reactions of the political right and left leaning media to the unfolding events. Naturally the articles on Sarah Palin... Continue Reading →
It took precisely 6 months and 25 days into his first teen year for SportsBoy to inspire the first "Anybody want a teenager?!" plea from me. Judging by the August moms list & other friends I know with teens, he's actualy a bit of a lte bloomer, but when compared to his brother, he's waaaay... Continue Reading →
(it's going to be quiet in here for a few days as I've committed to writing up a couple of diaries on DailyKos over the next week which sort of has me freaking out but which will certainly drain any writing time - will post links here though when they are done) This morning the... Continue Reading →
From time to time I've shared my frustration at SportBoy's rather lackluster study habits. They have only marginally improved this year. His first semester grades were about the same as before, though he did pull off a B in science which last year was barely a C-. However, there were not as many missed assignments... Continue Reading →
*** This was the post I was in the middle of writing last week before..well..stuff happened *** This month began the High School open enrollment period in Sports Boy's school district. Yep. High. School. Even though I am pretty sure that picture above was taken yesterday. Or, the reality could be that all those visible... Continue Reading →
Yep, that's a teenager. Fully cooperative in every way. "Anybody want a teenager?" was my never ending refrain particularly during the last few of older son's teen years. HAH, right? Well, in some ways, this second round of teenage is going about as expected: No Pictures Please! (check) Taking laziness to new levels (check) Moaning... Continue Reading →
No, you don't have to dress in a funny blue dog suit. No, you just get the OTHER guy in the picture to remind the boy that he used to like doing that 🙂 Recently, I'd noted that SportsBoy had rather subtly backed away from a few little-boyish things. Like having me read to him... Continue Reading →
No tie because I spaced on the fact that neither one of us knows how to tie one!! One of those single mom of boys things that happens. I should have had DS1 show us how to do it the night before, but I totally forgot until he went to get dressed. By then, DS1... Continue Reading →
Can you believe that I nearly reached the age of 45 before going to a Bar Mitzvah Service? I didn't have any Jewish friends until high school which was too late of course. Older son knew one boy and was invited to the service but only the boy's friends were invited, not the friend's parents... Continue Reading →
The newly minted teenager in the house (newly? He's been 13 for 3 months now! Ah denial) has a habit of *declaring* things with all manner of certainty. Without, of course, any actual *thinking* in support of what flies out of his mouth. This usually ends up with me (no slouch at declaring things with... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 