Depressed
This is turning out to be a pretty unpleasant week. I didn’t sleep well Sunday night or Monday night … partly because it’s so very hot, and partly because the offspring keep coming in to tell me they’re having nightmares. Tomorrow I have to go to the doctor, and I know he’s going to make […]
I Hate Doctors
I spent today with mom. I was working on a dove costume for the children’s Christmas program at chuch tomorrow — my kids’ choir is singing “The Friendly Beasts,” with solos for the various animals, one of which is a dove, the only thing that the church didn’t have a costume for. I just decided […]
Sheer, Unadulterated Fury
The woman next door, the one who accosted me a few weeks ago for raking leaves out from under the hedge, just stopped me on my way in from getting the mail to tell me not to plant anything on the verge today, as they are having a fence put in. I ignored her completely. […]
Report Cards for PARENTS?! Gimme a Break!
Click here and scroll down to read the post that inspired this rant. This has got to be the most ludicrous idea I’ve ever heard, bar none. I have so many objections to this idea that I don’t even know where to start, so I’m going to plunge in and give stream-of-consciousness a try. First of […]