It’s official. Eighty percent of our family is now back at school. Naturally, not much about the first day went according to The Plan I painstakingly detailed in The Land of My Mind. The night before school started, for instance, the garbage disposal clogged, impertinent enough to reject the straw I someone inadvertently put in […]
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I Haven’t Fallen Off the Face of the Earth
Hey, I just wanted to let all of you know I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth that, oh whoops, turned out to be flat after all. I just done got myself into a bit of a fix here, on account of a busted sink, a busted oven (yes, again!!!), a baby-girl […]
Sleep Is Underrated
If I were to write the story of Sleeping Beauty right now, it would go something like this: Once upon a time, Sleeping Beauty was a beautiful princess who had the misfortune of being parented by a couple who could rule a kingdom but couldn’t count beyond like 12 or something. A botched invite situation […]
About My Eyeball
In an exciting new turn of events, a drama has unfolded that involves one of my eyeballs. You heard me correctly. I have what’s called “recurrent erosion.†Prior to this summer, if you had mentioned recurrent erosion, I would have guessed you meant a condition dunes suffers from periodically during a rough storm season. I […]
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As I Return to Teaching
Summer is winding slowly down here, and as I’m about to begin teacher meetings, I’ve made some observations about the state of our lives pre-dive and how these may impact our form. (Yes, I’m watching the Olympics.) 1. Glory be, we officially have three working appliances again, after almost a year of one or more […]
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Where, Oh Where Has Our Summer Gone?
Besides our trip to Lake Michigan and our visit to Cedar Point and Castaway Bay, we’ve done a great deal this summer. After returning from the Midwest, we spent a week back at the old house, seeing friends and soaking up some serious beach time. The tidal pools rocked that week, so the small people […]