You would think, having raised three children and experienced the addition of five grandchildren to my family, I would have calmed down and could roll with the punches by now. Perhaps my perfection expectation will never take complete leave. I can stand the messy desks, some messy tabletops, and the cat or kid toys on … Read more
Papa and I went to the camper show yesterday Saturday. Talk about up and down. We went in and out of many trailers and class C motor homes and decided we will stick with Lex for now. Lex has some drawbacks, but is already in our drive. Using him requires no payments, no hustle and … Read more
It’s a beautiful day, if you can stay inside. GS2 helped me clear the driveway, or perhaps I helped him. For reasons that are obvious once you live here, the snow drifts up in front of our doors, both the entry door and the garage doors. This makes clearing the mess up a little harder. … Read more
It’s cold, again or still. The first e-mail I read this morning was from My-cast, and instead of the usual “cast” it offered a winter storm watch. If they think I’ve to time to watch for a storm they’ve got another think coming. We returned our granddaughters yesterday, meeting their mother and GS3 halfway. Sesame … Read more
Thing One: The Bluegrass Blog reports that Darren Vincent and Jamie Daily will begin touring with their new band, the Dailey Vincent Band, in 2008. Now, that’s something to look forward to. I’ll be looking for a way to see them ASAP. The Blog gives some specifics. Papa and I are big fans of Jamie’s … Read more
Last Sunday morning, Papa and I woke up early. We were “up north”, at M-In-L’s house. It snowed a little, and blew a lot. I took a few pictures of the snow. Now nobody wants to hear this, but I almost cried as I edited them. We’re long moved south, where there aren’t long cold … Read more
For whatever reason, I haven’t felt well the past couple of days. Even so, time rolls on and I have to keep on keeping on. I’m doing some crazy things these days. I’ve got about 5 balls in the air and I keep letting them fall. I’m sewing for GDs 1 and 2. I’m remodeling … Read more
We had a 7:00 p.m. appointment, thank goodness for the internet. Read about the Kalamazoo Promise story on the CBS news site, and watch the video from last night’s CBS News. BTW, Granny thinks this is good idea. Additionally, you might notice that the superintendent and the news anchor interviewing her are both female. That’s a … Read more
It doesn’t happen much around here, but the world is frozen. It was below zero last night, and many of the schools are closed. It’s a great day for GS2 to sleep in, after all the Super Bowl food he ate last night. We went “up north” over the weekend and visited M-in-L. Her birthday … Read more
You may remember that D2 and her family moved to a new town at the end of the summer. She took a job with the Kalamazoo Public School District. Most school districts in Michigan are on hard times, but the Kalamazoo district has a little something going for it, the Kalamazoo Promise. This is a … Read more