So, ok, we’ve got Oldest Son going to work everyday at the job he got immediately after moving home. He and Second Daughter are talking and texting back and forth day and night, like they have to cram the missing years into just a few days. The Ex-Girlfriend is calling jumping all over Oldest Son’s [...]

I have a lot of catch-up to do with y’all. It’s been pretty busy around here the last couple of weeks. I seriously contemplated doing my Thursday Thirteen last week on all the developments around here, but I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t have believed the list. At least not without explanation. So, in order to [...]

For what seems like the bazillionth time, Oldest Son’s girlfriend kicked him out last Thursday and he moved home. There are some things that are vastly different this time around:
1. He had a new job within 24 hrs. (WOW!)
2. He is actually ignoring his phone more than he’s not when it’s the girlfriend calling to [...]

Second Son broke up with his former girlfriend a couple of months ago. Of course, I am the last to know anything, so I was somewhat confused when he and one of the neighbor’s daughters started ‘hanging out’ together.
PDD has been friends with this particular girl for awhile now. She’s only 6 months younger [...]

Completely Clueless (a.k.a. PDD’s father) had some consequences come home to roost today. A Federal Marshal showed up at my house looking for him and I quickly told him he has not lived here for two years. The warrant was for non-payment of child support (no, not to me, but to his first wife for [...]

Tuesday evening brought a surprise visit from PDD’s big sister, which completely made PDD’s day. Pictured here is her big sister’s daughter (PDD’s niece) who is 3, PDD’s big sister who is 22 and the famous (or infamous) PDD, herself. (You can click the picture to see a larger view.)
Big Sis caused quite the ruckus [...]

More than one person this week has commented that if they lived my life they’d be out of breath. I find that curious, actually. It doesn’t seem that chronically breathless to me…
Between the running documentary on this blog and my Outlook appointment calendar - I guess I can see their point. Since my last post, [...]

No, I didn’t go anywhere…physically, that is. Other than to work concessions yesterday morning for the Special Olympics and a harried trip through Wal-Mart on the way home, I’ve been here all weekend. You’d think I’d have glorious tales of domestic accomplishment to report, but alas, that is not the case. I did give it [...]

Prima Donna Daughter has been selected as one of 20 kids in the 3rd grade (from her school) to participate in a 6-week after-school art program at the Philbrook Museum of Art. Given that she’s been drawing since she could hold a crayon in her little fingers, she’s thrilled and looking forward to it. The [...]

In the continuing saga of Adopted Son, Thursday evening came and he called wanting me to come pick him up. I asked if his mom had shown up yet, and he said she hadn’t, but that she should be there in an hour or so. I told him I wasn’t coming to get him until [...]