Monthly Archives: May 2007

REVIEW: Pirates of the Caribbean At World’s End

~~ WARNING! PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END SPOILERS AHEAD ~~
Yes, once again I have seen a movie that annoyed me
so much I am now compelled to write about it. It’s sad really. I really
enjoyed the first Pirates movie; and the second one, while not quite as
good as the first, was still a [...]

End of the ‘06 – ‘07 School Year

Yes, my children’s education for the year came to a close yesterday. No more educating them. From now until Fall nothing of value will be crammed into their ungrateful skull cavities, items of potential import will be chased away until their brain stems putrefy into steaming wreckages of mush that will be hopelessly lost to [...]

Anika’s Broken Arm

Yep, Anika has a broken arm. Actually, a fractured ulna is the technical term (the ulna is the forearm bone on the pinky side of your arm), and the orthopedic doc thinks her radius (the thumb side bone) looks a little bent or “greensticked” too. Greenstick fractures usually have a bit of a break in [...]

Softball and Hairline Fractures (maybe)

Happy Mother’s Day! Well, happy two days late mother’s day. Did you
do anything fun? I had my family and Hubby’s family over here including
Grandparents and everybody, so that all amounted to twenty-five people.
It was a big crowd but really fun.
Oh! Guess what. I’m playing on the church softball team this year. I’m
so excited! I [...]

Apron Musings

I’m not terribly domestic. I don’t mind my house being messy (until the kids are in bed and I can actually sit in one place long enough to notice the sty), hate doing laundry, and loathe cooking. Well, that’s not exactly true.
I hate having company over when my house is doing its most impressive toxic [...]

Experimenting with Flora

For many years now, my nickname has been The Plant Killer of Death, which seems rather redundant. Since I gave the nickname to myself, I suppose I’m the only one I can legitimately blame, but Plant Killer of Life seemed nonsensical the day I was dreaming up aliases for floricidal maniacs. Actually, Killer of Life [...]

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