Monthly Archives: March 2006

First off: Guess what Rhys can do? If you guessed "read the Bob Books," you are correct! My little allergic-to-phonics (good goin’, kid… me too), reading-resistant guy had had just about enough of "Teach Your Child to Read in 100 … Continue reading →

…on a quiet morning, or perhaps a noisy afternoon, the Picayune-Democrat was born. It was a quick and painless labor–some might say the relative breeziness of its conception and birth prefigured many airy and contentless posts to come. And though … Continue reading →

…and ’twill bring much Announcing and Rejoicing to the hallowed halls of the Picayune-Democrat. (No, I’m not pregnant. Nor do I have a book deal or anything cool like that.) ‘Til the morrow, then…

Fisher… you know, the tough guy, punk-ass, lightsaber-brandishing, foursquare-opponent-"burning" kid who lives at my house… just left for school with his show-n-tell in tow. The item in question? Franklin. The eighteen-inch-tall, bald-headed, sweet-faced, soft-bodied baby doll his beloved Grammy gave … Continue reading →

Sucketh. Much Suckham. Suckus majorus. Suckosity in Ten Cities. Suck-otash on a sucky-ass stick. Suckleberry shortcake. The Suckaheim Mighty Sucks. Suck not, lest ye be sucked yourself. Ted Sucksynzki, the Suckerbomber. Jerry Suckheimer, Steven Suckelberg and M. Night Suckyamalan. Jesus … Continue reading →

So I followed the link on someone’s blog to the No Greater Joy site to see just how wacky these advocates of beating your child with plumbing supply line might actually be (read more about these sickos here). And I … Continue reading →

That is, apparently, what homeschooling will involve for us. (Curious, isn’t it, that my pre-homeschooling life involved pretty much the same thing?) So today we will spend an hour or so, and tomorrow we will spend an hour or so, … Continue reading →

So I was going through my photos, looking for one of myself (it’s for an assignment). Didn’t find one I didn’t hate; in fact, I edited myself out of this one. But look how freakin’ awesome it is: My Herm … Continue reading →

So it’s official. It’s final. The boys will be staying home next year and Jim and I will be their educators-in-chief. (As well as their attorneys general, their courts-martial and their in loco parentis). Our "school" has a name (you … Continue reading →

Stinson Beach, last summer. I was going through photos (printing them with my new baby… Epson R1800) and found this one. Just reminded me of what a lucky girl I am…