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Boy, stumped by his assignment: 'Mizz B, are you any good at this stuff?' ( stoichiometry for high school chemistry) Me: 'Well, it's been some time since I had chemistry. It would have been back in college. But I was pretty good at it, so I could probably pick it back up if you give me a few minutes...

How to Become the Substitute Teacher's Pet. →

Time has caused me to reflect on how quickly Ethan is growing.  Each day I'm reminded that he's no longer a baby. 

Growing Up. →

In the past two weeks we've had businesses feed us the following bullshit:

Aggravation. →

I lost two pairs of jeans to broken zippers this week. 

Varmints. →

Every morning, Ethan's preschool serves a 'breakfast snack.' 

Offending Ethan. →

Vinnie is so screwed.

Poor Vinnie. →

This morning at 4:37 a.m. Greg and I experienced our first noticeable earthquake.  It measured 5.2 on the Richter scale and the epicenter was located near West Salem, Illinois. 

Earthquake! →

Today's been an unusual day.  Maybe it's not that unusual; maybe that's just my perception.  We have been sprinkled with an unusual and / or generally frustrating chain of events, though.

What a Strange Day. →

Two celebrations:

Celebrations. →

The other day I was going through the scads upon scads of photos stored on this machine and decided to start a Forgotten Photos series. 

Forgotten Photos, Part I. →

(at a birthday dinner for Grandma Smith) Me: 'Hey, Laurel, do you know which day is actually Grandma's birthday?' Laurel: (blank look) Me (trying to mouth the answer so she could get it right): 'Monday' Laurel: 'Sorry. I don't do non-verbal communication.'...

Laurel-isms, Part XXIII. →

We've been pretty busy.  There's too much to write, and a picture is worth a thousand words.  Here is the past week, in photographic revue -- a little heavier on Ethan than Laurel because Greg took Ethan and the camera to the playground while Laurel and I attended a fishing clinic:

Scenes from the Past Week. →

For those uninitiated, Laurel has her own blog at http://www.fartsome.com.

Laurel's Blog. →

I've jumped on the Twitter Wagon.

Twitter. →

Laurel is very civic-minded. 

Our Little Activist. →

[flipping through Great Beers Guide:  500 Classic Brews]

Laurel-isms, Part XXII. →