Hey y'all,
I've been a sporatic blogger since I started writing for an online newspaper on a regular basis. I miss the blog. I should do the column and the blog. Just moved into a new place, which means I have more space and a different energy. Perhaps this will help me. Please be patient.
It's a snow day. Good day to reflect. And drink hot chocolate. I'm off to do both!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Friday, August 06, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
Zero Money is Zero Dollars
Yesterday I went to a great store. It was run by Mairead, 3. She told me to come over to the cash register and sit down. I told her I wanted to buy two books, and we began the transaction:
Mairead: How much charge do you want?
Me: Five dollars.
Mairead: Okay. Um...how about zero dollars? Zero money is zero dollars.
(opens cash register and gives me a fake dime) Here's a dollar.
Wow, what a store! Two books for zero dollars, plus a dime that's worth a dollar. I think the store will be open again next week. I'm gonna buy more.
Mairead: How much charge do you want?
Me: Five dollars.
Mairead: Okay. Um...how about zero dollars? Zero money is zero dollars.
(opens cash register and gives me a fake dime) Here's a dollar.
Wow, what a store! Two books for zero dollars, plus a dime that's worth a dollar. I think the store will be open again next week. I'm gonna buy more.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Who Needs a Piece of String?
Grab your Large Reminder Band, and "Think Thin!"
Drop that bag of potato chips and that candy bar!
Pray for Money
The other day at school, a girl, M, age 4, was setting up a meal with plastic food. She had it all carefully arranged on the table, plates and food everywhere. A mom and her daughter came over, and M asked if they wanted some food. Mom said yes, and M said, "Okay, but first we need to say grace." Mom said, "Okay, but we don't know what to do. Can you show us?"
M said "Sure", and proceeded to grab their hands. She told them to hold hands and close their eyes, and she said grace:
"Dear God, thank you for this food and bless this food and help us not to do mistakes on purpose and deliver us from evil. Amen."
While all this was going on, Rose, 5, was standing next to me. As soon as the grace was finished, she looked at me and said, "I want my money back!"
M said "Sure", and proceeded to grab their hands. She told them to hold hands and close their eyes, and she said grace:
"Dear God, thank you for this food and bless this food and help us not to do mistakes on purpose and deliver us from evil. Amen."
While all this was going on, Rose, 5, was standing next to me. As soon as the grace was finished, she looked at me and said, "I want my money back!"
Friday, April 30, 2010
Wait For It...
At my preschool, I encourage the kids to pee when we're lining up to wash our hands for lunch. The boys often whip it out, then say after a second, "I don't have anything!" I give them advice, which some of them take to heart.
Zack was with his family going pee, and as he was standing at the toilet he said, "Alex always says, 'Just wait, it'll come!'"
And it always does.
Zack was with his family going pee, and as he was standing at the toilet he said, "Alex always says, 'Just wait, it'll come!'"
And it always does.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
COO...L BED!
My boyfriend's bed looks like a park bench. I got him a little friend to keep him company when I'm not there.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
20 Years Today
Today marks 20 years since my mom died. It's sort of unbelievable. I don't know what happens as you get older to make the passage of time go so quickly, but 20 years seems like yesterday. 20 years, are you kidding me???
I say this whenever I talk about my mom, but I'll say it again. I will never get over her death. Never. It's not like I dwell on it and never leave my house or anything, but I think about her every day, and I wish all the time that she was here. When I really think about it, like now, I start to get really sad and cry. Mostly, I am used to the fact that she's not here, but I don't like it one bit.
My mom was so funny and unique. She would be totally unprepared to handle today's technology. I remember when ATMs first came out and she would get so flustered using them. She'd wave her hands and make panicky noises. To imagine Mom with a cell phone makes me laugh out loud.
Mom liked funky things. She once had some local teenagers carry a defunct fire hydrant up 3 flights of stairs so she could have it as decoration in the entrance of her apartment. She was always paying teenagers to do things for her.
She was a big fan of Reebok sneakers and skirts, down coats, and coral nail polish on her toes.
Here's to you, Mom. I wish you were here. I have a plastic goose lamp and a giant Starbucks mug as decoration in my house. Your influence is evident. I miss you.
I say this whenever I talk about my mom, but I'll say it again. I will never get over her death. Never. It's not like I dwell on it and never leave my house or anything, but I think about her every day, and I wish all the time that she was here. When I really think about it, like now, I start to get really sad and cry. Mostly, I am used to the fact that she's not here, but I don't like it one bit.
My mom was so funny and unique. She would be totally unprepared to handle today's technology. I remember when ATMs first came out and she would get so flustered using them. She'd wave her hands and make panicky noises. To imagine Mom with a cell phone makes me laugh out loud.
Mom liked funky things. She once had some local teenagers carry a defunct fire hydrant up 3 flights of stairs so she could have it as decoration in the entrance of her apartment. She was always paying teenagers to do things for her.
She was a big fan of Reebok sneakers and skirts, down coats, and coral nail polish on her toes.
Here's to you, Mom. I wish you were here. I have a plastic goose lamp and a giant Starbucks mug as decoration in my house. Your influence is evident. I miss you.
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