Yesterday, 14 yr old daughter and I went to see Gypsy. It was fantastic. I have really loved having season tickets again this year.
14’s review: I loved it all. The songs, music and actors were wonderful. But I could have done without that stripping song. Really.
Last night was youngest daughter’s spring orchestra concert. She was the cutest little viola player ever!
See?
The photos are a little blurry. I seriously need to get a new camera soon.
April 24, 2008 – 12:15 am
According to 13 yr old son that’s my new title: Worst Mom in the World.
How can you earn this prestigious title for yourself (it comes with a tiara, a sash and everything) ?
1. Force your 13 year old son to eat dinner with the family 4 or 5 times each week.
2. Insist [...]
April 20, 2008 – 10:16 am
If you can’t beat ‘em. . . how does that saying go?
Being the single parent of a 13 year old son who’s chosen defiance as his MO is not easy. In fact, it can be really hard. I’m sure it can be rewarding, but I’m not seeing any rewards right now. My parenting-a-son world stinks right now.
I’m struggling to see him as the dear [...]
The first meeting of youngest daughter’s diabetes group counseling was yesterday. The group will meet twice a month and is for tweens who have type I diabetes. There’s also a group for teens. The groups are being facilitated by the counselor we worked with in December and January, who was recommended by [...]
When leaving the farmers market (or should it be farmers‘), youngest daughter was telling me about a movie they watched in science class about creation. She said she didn’t understand the theory about asteroids hitting together to form a mass that later became earth. I told her I don’t understand how most of the theories [...]
Today, my niece is 10 years old. I’m glad we live near her family so we can celebrate special days together. Several times this evening, she said that she feels OLD. Being double digits in age is a HUGE deal, you know.
She was cute about it and all the adults smiled [...]