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Archive for July, 2007

First of all, if I read one more post about BlogHer, complete with fabulous pictures of all the bloggers I’ll probably never meet in real life, including Amy Sedaris, I’m just gonna bite my pillow, that’s what.

But I am soooo over BlogHer now. Just to prove it, let me tell you about the itinerary [...]

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New post at School House Rock!

Ch ch ch check it out!

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Dozens have died in the last week as the Iraqi national team ascended to the finals — two of them from celebratory gunfire.
Now that’s just silly. I’m very happy for the Iraqi soccer team and all, as happy as a girl who doesn’t follow soccer and couldn’t care less about it could be. [...]

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…they can’t take away my dignity.
Unless I let them.
In my 31 years of living I’ve developed one spectacular talent. No, not writing, though hello, I mean, just look at my site! Not crafting (cough unfinished quilt cough.) And no, not even homeschooling or mothering. I’m a-ight at those things but I [...]

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Beck wrote a great post on Christianity and the arts. At the heart of her post is the assertion that just because it’s Christian, doesn’t mean it’s good. Ahem, The Left Behind series. Which brings me back to this post I did a while back. Remember? The one where I FREAK [...]

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Remember when he tried to pull off this nonsense? Not cool, Billy.

But now, BUT NOW I can rest my little red head easily, knowing Mr. Billy Corgan is still a total rock star. That’s all.

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Actually, it’s very much the same thing that I tried about a year ago: a homeschooling blog. I’m giving it another try, and I need your help. Several of you have emailed with questions, asking how we do it, why we do it, can you do it, all those pretty little thoughts [...]

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I will never put wires in my mouf because that will shock me.
We don’t wash our hands in the toilet because that’s dirty.
But I like to stand on the table.
I don’t need to go to the bafroom.
(Me) BaTHRoom. Th, th, baTHROOM.
I say bafroom.
Dark Vader is called Dark Vader because he’s dark.
(Me) His [...]

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Will: Hey guys, make sure you wash your hands and faces before you get in the pool. We don’t want turn the pool black from the Darth Vader icing.
Me: It won’t be the icing. It’ll be their hearts that turn the pool black.
Will: Heh.
Other parents: (confused silence)
Ummm…other parents don’t [...]

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…I’m posting some family pictures, y’all. Here we go, here we go, here we go now.

Me and my best friend. I kinda look like the Devil in that picture. Hmmmm…

Not a great picture. But I love it anyway. Juliet is scared of walking across the balance beam. Her coach [...]

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