Singing is Hard Work

Quinn has often told me that he believes show choir should be considered a sport due to its strenuous physical requirements. Today he may have convinced me. I was sitting in the audience while his choir was singing and my mind was contemplating how exactly the boy next to Quinn was producing bilabial sounds without closing his lips when I suddenly noticed that Quinn's red and white striped shirt was on the floor. Then I realized that Quinn was no longer standing on the riser.

He's all better now, but getting up at 4:45 am did nothing to diminish the butt-kicking he's receiving from the tree pollen and I guess he just forgot to breathe enough. Chorus concerts can be exciting, you know.

It Was a Happy Easter

Too bad we didn't get a picture from Mr. Rellim's family. Brain fart.

Blessings

What if the trials of this life are your blessings in disguise? A friend of mine told me about Laura Story's new song "Blessings." Give it a listen.

Periwinkle?

What color is this room? I'm calling it coooool!

My Mom's First Cousin . . .

My mom's first cousin's wife has a sister who is married to this man's brother. Where does that put me in succession to the POTUS?

Snowing!

Mind you, it's worth it to get to spend time with my new niece. However, snow during spring break is chilly!

How I Like My Coffee

Half coffee.
Half milk.
Half sugar.

Rachel says that's not possible.
I told her it's a big cup.

Butt Dip

I should have said, "Indentation on the mattress where my butt usually sleeps." Do you have a butt dip in your mattress? HAHAHAHAHA!!! That is so wrong on so many levels.

Unplanned Lesson

about jock straps. Rachel just giggled as she overheard the discussion between Mr. Rellim and his son.

Recipe for Entertainment

and danger. Mix one old couch with three young teens, a heavy axe, a couple baseball bats and a lighter.

A couple caveats: Next time I will have the couch already moved outside and not invite the young teens until after dark.

On the Lighter Side

Quinn told me that the best part of track practice today was when "some dude farted really loud - right when he was throwing the discus." I think the best part is the punch line when the coach shouted, "Nice release!"

Evelyn Leigh & VSD

Not sure yet to what degree.

Soccer Grandpa

I'm not sure if the story is all the way true, but . . . my dad called to say he watched Rachel's soccer game tonight FROM BEHIND THE NET WHERE RACHEL WAS PLAYING GOALIE. He said he stood there for the first half and into the second - until the referee asked him to move away from the players. Did I mention that he had my sister's dog with him on a leash?

Dad told me he wasn't really knowledgeable about soccer etiquette. Well, neither am I - but I think I would have noticed that NO ONE ELSE was standing behind the soccer net!

What She Said

The teacher said to me, "Your daughter struggles with her morals in my classroom." My mind raced at the absurdity of the comment. Was she lying? Cheating? Flashing body parts? Inconceivable!

I decided to let the teacher explain without interrupting her (novel idea for me, right?) and she finally got around to clarifying. What the teacher meant was that my daughter holds firm to her Christian beliefs and conservative social views despite "spirited" debate of current world issues in class.

Good for you, kiddo!

Forgot to Mention

QUINN IS A TEENAGER!!!!!

Evelyn Leigh

Jamie and Corbett are new parents today. This is the first granddaughter in fifteen years for my side! Rachel got the seat of honor today.

Potassium Iodide

Mr. Rellim and I just took a walk in this beautiful weather. Looks like we will have daffodils blooming tomorrow! While on this walk, a strange white-bearded man hailed us. I stopped (could have been Santa's helper). Turned out he needed help moving his exercise bike into his upstairs apartment. He told us the entire story about how he acquired the bike in his long-winded fashion. Seems some people are willing to trade anything for a bottle of potassium iodide tablets. Even a prized exercise bike. Even for expired potassium iodide tablets. Seems some people are worried about local radiation levels.

Artificial Intelligence?

Rachel and I were using the Tom Tom today but decided to take a different route than suggested. The little Tom Tom kept telling us to turn left, then turn left. We didn't. Over and over again we defied the little GPS instructions. We began to wonder if the Tom Tom would become angry with us. Because if someone kept driving in the opposite direction that I had said, I would get angry. I'm worried that tomorrow the Tom Tom might give me the wrong directions, having learned of my penchant to disobey. How smart is my Tom Tom?

Speaking of Hiding Things

My absent-minded daughter often leaves half-empty glasses of water around the house. Yesterday, I opened the linen closet and found a large glass of water at eye level. I felt like Gomer Pyle ("Well surprise, surprise!).

Creative Punishment

My daughter did not put away her clothes yesterday. She often does not put away her clothes. I've begged, hollered, threatened, and finally - picked them all up and hid them under her brother's bed.

If she doesn't take care of them, she doesn't need them for a while.