Monday, August 29, 2016

Princess Leonore

The Swedish royal family vacations on the island of Őland, where livestock roams free.  Obviously, this cow not only roams free, but swims free, too!


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Tuesday, August 23, 2016

The Answer is Yes

Yesterday morning, I dropped off Peter for the beginning of his 8th grade year.  Because he is in a new school, he was understandably concerned and anxious, so I gave him a big hug "for the first day of school."

Peter looked at me and asked, "Will you give me a hug for the second day of school, and the third, and so on?"

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Monday, August 22, 2016

Van Gogh Contest

As of August 20, voting is over in the Van Gogh look-alike contest. Jonathan received 377 votes and is ranked 99th (!) among the 1000+ entrants! THANK YOU to everyone who helped by voting. I'm watching the Van Gogh website on a daily basis, and when some news comes available, I'll let you know.

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Thursday, August 18, 2016

Never thought of it before

What do you get if you spell the word "stressed" backwards?

Desserts!

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Tuesday, August 16, 2016

A Texted String Between Parents

Last-minute schedule changes are SO difficult.  Here's why:
[BTW, Mr. W__ is the father of a Concordia music student, and is tutoring David in geometry.  Mr. W__ had jury duty yesterday, but got off early and asked to tutor David on his way home.]

Jon: "Smoke on David's breath. Not yet addressed."
Mary: "Yuck"

J: "geometry at 2:45, IF I can find an AWOL son."
M: "Smoked, and then left. Double yuck"

J: "and Mr. W__ on the way..."

A few minutes later-
J: "David supposedly in tree all the time. Sarah is so imposed-on that it's impossible to tell if she actually checked.  David's with the tutor now.  On to the dentist...
M: "Oh my. Sounds like major stress to me"

J: "i might require therapy"
M: "Might?"

J: [smiley face emoji]

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Thursday, August 04, 2016

Hmm

I ordered some coffee at McDonald's today and did a double-take at the total on my receipt: 63 cents! The cashier had charged me the price for seniors, without my asking for it.

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Monday, August 01, 2016

Health or Pleasure?

Seems sacrilegious to order a latte made with decaf coffee and non-fat milk.  Jonathan calls it the drink with two "Nothings."

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