August 27, 2010

The First Day of School, Take Three

On Monday, Chipmunk went to school for about an hour before his adenoid/tonsil surgery.  I fretted accordingly and dropped him (“I am NOT going to circle time, you NAUGHTY MAMA!  WAIT, give me ten kisses!”) off and then hovered in the hallway, watching through the window on the door.

For the first half an [...]

August 26, 2010

Girl Talk Thursday: Shameless Consumerism, Go!

I haven’t participated in GTT for a couple of months.  Thankfully, my soul-sisters over there have kept the dream alive.  We now have topics scheduled again and most of us are going to try to participate each week.  I started this silly meme over a year and a half ago and [...]

August 25, 2010

Lost: Young woman, brownish eyes, messy hair.

On the highway between Gainesville and Tampa, the landscape gets just a little hilly. The road rolls and dips unusually—for Florida. Without thinking, I accelerate down the hill. The music is loud, the sun is bright, the road is clear. I glance at my dial and gasp before softly toeing the brake to nose [...]