The Little Girl Who Hated Reading

I mentioned in yesterday’s post how I emailed CG’s teacher about the awful reading scores she received back this week.  I got a nice response from her teacher this morning.  Apparently the specific test she took was a timed test, and CG stepped away to go the bathroom during the testing period.  Since the test [...]

My New Fake Boyfriend

So I have a new fake boyfriend.  His name is David Tennant.  Never heard of him?  Then you must not be a “Doctor Who” fan.  But if you’ve seen the Harry Potter movies, you HAVE seen him – he played Barty Crouch, Jr. I recently became a HUGE “Doctor Who” fan.  Certainly not the old [...]

Six Years…

Six year ago, right around this time, a cute little baby boy was placed in my arms.  He looked like an old man and when he cried he had this vein that bulged out of his head to the point where I worried he'd have a stroke.  Seriously – that thing was scary.  But nothing [...]

Not Exactly As Planned

Well, this morning didn't go as planned.   I had visions of happy kids chomping at the bit, staring excitedly out the screen door, waiting for the bus to lumber up the street, it's black, billious exhaust fumes filling the air as we snapped pictures of our 1st and 2nd grader going off to their [...]

Book Review: Pearl Buck in China

I recently received a copy of Pearl Buck in China to read and review.  I'll admit that I had never heard of Pearl Buck when I agreed to read the book, so I wasn't sure just how interested I would be in this biography written by Hilary Spurling.   First, some brief info on Pearl [...]

A LONG Post In Which I Talk About Reality TV

I'm a sucker for a good reality TV show.  It goes back to the original "Survivor" days – I remember Denis and me sitting in our apartment in Kew Gardens, NY, inviting our neighbors Tara and Rob over to watch Richard Hatch work his magic and win $1 million.  I remember watching "Big Brother" that [...]

A Quiet House

Yesterday CG and CB left for “Camp Marmie” – otherwise known as “a week at my parents’ house!” Not only that, but Denis left yesterday morning for a three day business trip (he returns home at dinnertime tomorrow). Needless to say the house has been VERY VERY quiet since I’m the only one here. To [...]