Month: August 2011

Teacher Girl and her Prince Charming were feeling the need to share the love, and so they adopted a puppy.  Butters is her name, and she is about the cutest dog in the land.  They’ve all been learning to get along, but with both of them at work all day, Butters needed some company and … Read more

For the last year, I’ve picked up Mallie Bee on the same street.  Every day, 2:45.   Usually around one of these signs posted on the street.  I’ve got the company of other parents, as well, and a new mom asked me if it was o.k. to pick up there considering the signs.  Sure thing, … Read more

  I’m not a fan of Starbucks and it’s not because I don’t think they’re cool.  They own the cool factor between their product, their shop, even their music.  My cool brother and his wife go so often that they bought the employees on the early shift Christmas gifts.   I wonder if they gave … Read more

The Big Daddy and I have rarely taken the kids and gone on vacation.  We have squirreled our money away to make sure they can go to college, and that has meant that the fun, expensive stuff doesn’t happen very often.  In fact, it happens about every five years.  But, oh my, when we do … Read more

The starting shortstop for the Chicago Cubs, Starlin Castro, was benched this week for not paying attention.  While he was supposed to be watching the infield and the ball in play, he was looking at the sky, standing with his glove off and eating sunflower seeds. Is this guy ADD, the press wanted to know.  … Read more

My dad worked for the Edison Company in Chicago for more than 40 years.  He was in charge of safety for the company.  When a guy climbed a poll to restore electricity, my dad was the one who made sure he was trained and knowledgeable in the work he was doing so that he didn’t … Read more

We had a doozy of a storm here the other day.  I slept through the entire thing, which is highly unusual.  To sleep, that is.  When we woke up late the following morning, we discovered the power had gone out during the night which was why the alarm never went off.  I made a coffee … Read more