The Power Company, also known in these parts as Met-Ed (First Energy), pulled a power play on us last week. Last Tuesday, as a matter of fact. Just as I was getting ready to fix Little Dude a hot breakfast and get myself a cup of coffee to get started on visiting all my RTT…
This year will be Princess Nagger’s last and final year in Elementary School – well, at least for here, since she’ll be in 4th Grade and moves to a different building next year for 5th and 6th grade for ‘Middle School’ (when I was in school, Kindergarten through 6th Grade was Grade School – then…
I have a dry sense of humor – sometimes it takes a minute to ‘get it’ when I proffer a zinger, but when the light bulb goes on, laughter ensues. Usually. Sometimes the crickets are chirping, but I can count that as laughter, right? My hubby has a dry and sarcastic sense of humor…
I’m probably sounding like a broken record talking about the hellacious heat we’ve been having lately – of course those that are also suffering from the heat can probably empathize. And those going through a historical drought will probably have the same mean thoughts I’m having towards Mother Nature this year. It wouldn’t be so…
Every year we do a road trip for our vacation (except the years when we really need to get far, far away, and head to the Caribbean). In years past, it was to drive from Pennsylvania to Louisiana to visit former friends who used to live there, and after the first year of driving straight…
Yesterday Princess Nagger came home from school and asked: “What’s the stupidest thing you’ve ever done in your entire life?” I was actually stumped. I pondered the question for a while, and could think of a few things that might be considered ‘stupid’, like marrying the cheater, followed by marrying the abuser – but those…
Random Conversation with the Princess Nagger: PN: “You know my friend, Libby, right?” Me: “Yes, you’ve mentioned her before.” PN: “Yeah, she’s the one from Canada – she can speak all languages because she’s from Canada. French, Mandarin – she knows it all.” Me (giggling): “Oh, it’s because she’s from Canada?” PN: “Of course!” Me: …
