Entries from October 2007

October 31, 2007

enlighten me

I’ve been driving by this sign on my way home from work the past week and it really is perplexing. So help me out with this, is Satan saying all roads lead to heaven???

October 30, 2007

house of sick

Yesterday both the Bean and I had to go to the doctor and she has her first ear infection which 1. makes me feel sad as I was hoping to make it to one year without any major illness 2. makes me worried that they might become chronic and all the pain/hassle that comes with [...]

October 27, 2007

jack & the bean

A little van action…

& the other two:

October 25, 2007

an improvement

Today definitely was one. I was glad to have a day between lectures for my temper to cool down as instead of working myself up into a lather I simply sent an email stating the class policies that would be now strictly enforced (and that the classroom door would be locked at the start [...]

October 23, 2007

the perfect storm

So today was one of those days when things just go wrong. My supervisor (who places the adjuncts and who I need to impress because it is very competitive getting classes especially night classes which I want because it means keeping Bean out of daycare) emailed that she needed to do my evaluation this [...]

October 23, 2007

eight am nap

Yes, you read that right.  The Bean just went down for her morning nap because she has decided for the last two mornings to wake up at 5:00 am (in a great mood by the way).  Luckily, the handyman has felt pity on me and gotten up with her.  Please tell me this is a [...]

October 21, 2007

Scout

As the weather cools I am feeling a bit melancholy and contemplative and have been thinking a lot about my (beloved) Scout and missing her this week and amazed that it has been three years since she died. I can still remember when the handyman and I went to pick her up [...]

October 18, 2007

tagged & out

I was tagged by Hot Librarian whose blog I love to read and since I am a bit over caffeinated at the moment (the perils of teaching an afternoon lecture during my low energy time of the day so I end up drinking either green tea (good choice) or coffee (not so good) and today [...]

October 17, 2007

to seed

First the flower, then the fruit and now the seeds of my neighbor’s magnolia. I love the color and was glad the birds left a few for this picture.

October 16, 2007

endorsements

Since posting support for Hillary, I have received several emails from my political friends trying to ’show me the light’ so to speak. So, just in case you feel inclined to explain to me the errors of my ways I’ll save you the trouble as here is my probable response:
I know I am [...]