Life its Ownself
There they go– I must hurry after them, for I am their leader.

Archive for August, 2006

Who did you want to be in 1983?

August 28, 2006

I wanted to be Alex from Flashdance. Not Alex exactly, because she was a welder and while it LOOKED cool, all the sparks seemed worrisome. But definitely Alex the dancer (or all three Alex dancers, because really how could you choose? Plus it would be like Sybil 3 to try to separate [...]

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL!

August 26, 2006

Last night was the season opener against a school in Fort Worth. We got home at three a.m., and all I know is I LOVE buses!
Here’s the Boy, making a big ole tackle — go Boy go!

Boy is 16! Boy is 16!

August 24, 2006

He got a Sheriff’s Badge for his birthday. Plus Pirate Bendy, the Charles Dickens action figure, and Mr. T In Your Pocket. Hello. All that and cake for breakfast. It don’t get no better than that.
In other news:

Back in the Biscuit

August 23, 2006

Last night while driving the BBE’s truck to the store, little warning lights popped up all over the place. Little warning brake lights. Stop-the-car stuff. So the BBE tells me the brakes are fine, but if I’m REALLY worried he’ll have them checked mid-morning. After driving the Boy down MoPac to [...]

Whiner Begone!

August 22, 2006

All it takes is one total ass-kicking of a day to get me back into the school year, and today was that day. I’m now dreaming about the next days/weeks/months ahead, when the babie will actually be IN ONE PLACE FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS. Me? I’ll possibly be able to stay [...]