When Mimi started classes last week, she told me that she was really going to need a new scientific calculator. Not only had she been using her sister’s aging hand-me-down one, her teachers were encouraging the students to get the newer version. Perhaps it’s the cheapness frugality in me, but I have issues with paying over . . . → Read More: Uncalculated Chaos
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Shortly after school let out in June, Mimi started asking if she could switch to one of the other high schools in our area. Having known our Drama Queen for several years, I merely raised my eyebrows at her and shook my head at her latest whim. Only it turned out this wasn’t a whim. Mimi . . . → Read More: Mimi’s New Adventure Shortly before the crack of dawn KT and I climbed out of bed, pulled on our clothes and grabbed her packed bag of belongings. KT had said her goodbyes the night before and in order to avoid another long teary scene we quietly crept out of the house. We sat in a comfortable silence as we . . . → Read More: New Adventures These last few weeks seem to have been a non-stop frenzy of shopping, stocking up and getting everything KT needs gathered up for college. In between all of this we’ve had to snatch whatever time she had leftover from hanging out with her friends just to savor our girl. We haven’t much time left with the . . . → Read More: Fluttering Those Wings KT had been searching for vegan hiking boots for a few months. Little did we know that finding a sturdy leather-free boot would become such an odyssey. In desperation, she finally gave up and searched for a pair online. (Interestingly, she seems to share some of her mother’s reluctance to buy things over the internet. It’s . . . → Read More: The Unexpected Package Vacations are a lot of fun, but let’s face it, they are also a lot of hard work. From the anticipation, the packing, and the endless driving to the disruption of routine, unpacking and loads of smelly laundry. I was so ready to be home when we pulled into our driveway late last night. This morning, . . . → Read More: Hiding Out In The Monster Closet Everybody knows that when you go on vacation, you aren’t supposed to get sick. Well, almost everyone knows that. It seems that Shaun didn’t get the message. Late yesterday afternoon, he started feeling a little under the weather. He thought that maybe his allergies were acting up as we had been doing a lot of driving . . . → Read More: The Basic Necessities My oldest daughter left the house shortly after the Crack of Dawn this morning to go on a seven mile hike with a couple of her friends. The hike itself, while a bit challenging, doesn’t bother me. I know KT can handle that with no problems. The part that sets my Frantic Mama Meter going is . . . → Read More: The Seven Mile Hike This afternoon, I needed to make a quick stop at Costco. I usually go by myself, but today I drug my kids along with me. For some odd reason, my girls thought that the oversized shopping carts would be perfect for them to climb into. I just laughed, then started pushing them around. (They are so . . . → Read More: Just When You Think They Are All Grown Up Part one can be found HERE or maybe the true beginning of the story is actually HERE After visiting the somewhat world famous Gum Wall, we all piled back up into the van and headed back to pick KT up from her volunteer gig at the Seattle Center. Our next Mission that we chose to accept was . . . → Read More: The Very Geeky Tourist (part two)  |
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