Just a couple of loose ends from yesterday… Click here to read about it via the news. What a relief it was to come home from work (an hour early) yesterday so I could see (and hug) my son before I had to head off again, for my Wednesday night spin class. Great feeling? When I walked into the family room from the garage and heard his size 12 feet running down the stairs from his bedroom to hug me. Great feeling? When I found out that two of his really good friends from the Boy Scout Troop, each of whom goes to a different high school in the other…
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When I Was In High School, I Didn’t Even Know What A Lockdown Was.
It’s been quite the stressful day. The high school that the 16-year-old attends was on lockdown from first period (about 7:25 a.m.-ish) until about 12:45 p.m. Apparently a student saw another student in a bathroom, doing what looked like loading a gun, so he did the right thing and reported it, causing the lockdown, subsequent flooding of the area by police, and the drama that has gone on for most of the high school day. First, thank GOD for cell phones. We stayed in touch with our son the whole time. He was in his English class (a room with no outside windows) for the duration, with the lights off.…
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From Now On, I’ll Need Everyone To Keep Everything Crossed.
As of yesterday afternoon, I officially drove my car out of the warranty period. If you know anything about the recent history of my car (like this, or this), the amount of times it’s had campouts at the dealership, or even the fact that I now refer to the service technician in charge of my case as “my best friend Mark”, you will know what a terrible milestone this is. Let us pray.
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Hurling Was Never So Hilarious.
Did you see “Jam the Vote” on Weekend Update last night? (Fast Forward to 5:23 and then watch it til 2:56. One more thing: GROSSOUT WARNING!!!!) Well, it’s a good thing I did, because otherwise I wouldn’t have laughed when Roxie just missed vomiting in my face today. I was putting away the laundry in my bedroom, and she was seated in her normal place amongst my pillows: I walked over and sprawled out on my stomach on the bed, blowing in her face through the pillows, and she was making that cute little protest noise that she does when we tease her. I brought my face closer and closer,…
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Going Nowhere, Fast.
I shouldn’t even be posting now, because I am not in the best mood. However, the family is out on a Boy Scout hike, my sister is in Key West enjoying a drink called “The Dirty Hoe”, and my local friends are otherwise unavailable. Heck, even my Facebook friends are away from the computer. So I will now speak to the blog and hope I will feel a sense of calm when I’m done. Those of you who keep up with me in real life or even on Twitter know that I have had some car trouble in the past month. My car (model pictured above; not my actual car)…