I’m a dreamer. An eternally optimistic dreamer. That’s me. My dad always said I’d get in trouble for being so optimistic. I’m still waiting. “You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?’” George Bernard Shaw You cannot dream yourself into a character: you must…
I am not an avid water drinker. It’s not that I don’t like drinking water, I just find that it’s boring. Or maybe it’s just that the taste is ‘off’ and not appealing. Sure, our water is treated locally and is supposed to be the best in the area, blah, blah, blah, but tell that…
Princess Nagger’s first grade class had an Earth Day Project due this past Monday where they were asked to make anything they wanted by using something from around the house to recycle it. I had suggested turning an old coffee can into a dinosaur container, but Princess Nagger thought that was too boring. So I…
In the past, I’ve always bypassed the yogurt in a tube – I didn’t figure it would be quite as tasty or satisfying like it is when you eat it the old fashioned way with a spoon. I was wrong. Not only was I wrong, but I also underestimated how much Princess Nagger would enjoy…
Today is the last day of Princess Nagger’s mandatory swim classes in first grade. She’s very happy to have survived those eight long days. She was dragging her feet going to bed Sunday night and again getting ready for school yesterday morning because she wasn’t looking forward to doing “you know what”. But her attitude…
Earth Day is this Thursday, and I must confess I wasn’t ‘tuned in’ to ‘going green’ as much before Princess Nagger came along. Don’t get me wrong – I diligently recycled. But being concerned what my cleaning products were putting into the air? Meh, not so much. After Princess Nagger made her arrival, however, I…
Once upon a time not so very long ago, Princess Nagger didn’t like dinosaurs. Or should I say one in particular. I think she got that from the hubby, who had a big aversion to the annoyance that is Barney. You know, that funky purple dinosaur. When Princess Nagger was younger and watching all things…
