The BoneBlog

Yesterday upon arriving at Ethan's preschool, I knew I was in trouble. I was in trouble because when the teachers saw me coming, they said, "There she is." Oh, boy. Never a good sign. In the past three months, Ethan has received an 'incident report' three times. Each time it has more or less been because...

Breakthrough? →

I remember once, in high school, I walked right out of Wal-Mart, leaving my purse behind. It probably wasn't the first time I had done that -- I know it wasn't the last. Once I left it next to a kiosk in the mall. Anyway, in the parking lot I realized I left my purse in Wal-Mart, and my mother called...

Grade School Cliffhangers →

For the past two years (three for me), Laurel and I have participated in Old Newsboys Day . Last year's post is here . The first hour is always the hardest -- it's the darkest, it's usually the coldest (not this year), and we haven't yet acclimated to the weather. At least Laurel remembered her gloves...

The First Hour is the Hardest. →

So. Most of you know Greg is the progeny of a certain heating and cooling empire. Many of you know or could probably guess that each room of our home is on a separate HVAC zone, can be independently heated or cooled at our choosing, and each room is on a programmable timer to allow this. Some of you...

Again with the Apple and the Tree Business. →

Me: Laurel, do the kids in your class talk about whether or not they still believe in Santa? Laurel: Yes, except for Parker, and he tries to convince everyone else they shouldn't believe. Me: What do the others say to him when he does that? Laurel: They say he's stupid. I don't say that, though. That...

Regarding Santa. →

I just did one of the funniest, most terrible things I've done in awhile. I was cleaning, cleaning, cleaning the house while listening to Howard Stern on Sirius (yes, we pay for satellite radio). With two kids and a dog, our sofa and rug get pretty ripe, so I reached into the cabinet for the bottle of...

Oopsie-Daisy. →

[in the truck on the way to the store] Ethan: "You need glubs." Laurel: "I don't need gloves, Ethan." Ethan: Yes, you do ! You need glubs, Lauwel. It's cold." Laurel: "Well, you are presenting a reasonable argument, but I'm just not a person for gloves." Ethan: "But when you say, 'Brr,' it's cold and...

A Conversation Between Siblings. →

Today Laurel and I completed our first official 5K Run. Laurel trained for this most of the semester with a group from school as part of Girls on the Run , and I trained for it, well, um, last week. Heh. Okay, that's not entirely true, but last week was the first time I actually ran a test 5K -- I had...

Our First Official 5K Run. →

Yesterday the citizens of the United States made an historic decision. Really, either way, it would have been historic -- we would either have had a not-100%-caucasian president-elect or a female VP-elect. We chose the former, and for that I am grateful. We needed something other than what's been bumbling...

Ch-ch-ch-changes. →

...on making the right choice.

Maybe more tomorrow -- tonight, I'm going to go bask.