Making the pie fillings has always been the easy part. Generally there aren’t too many ingredients and mixing is minimal. The crust is what takes the real time and effort. However, these new fangled refrigerated pie crusts which you just unroll into the pie pan are amazing. Yes, they are cheating. But because of them […]
I’ve been so busy lately I haven’t written about my change in work. I finally decided that I had enough of my rude, micromanaging, yelling, not bothering to tell me if he was coming in to work or not boss and quit. My timing worked out great because after a week at home I started […]
Not a win. They lost 35 – 14. I have no idea how the game actually went because the details I asked about had nothing to do with the game. Instead I learned that she had dressed warmly enough and Caroline and her friend (who shared a room on a separate floor from the boys) […]
The team bus rolled out of Ireton about 9:00 this morning. It was probably to cheering students since teachers were allowed to let their classes out to see them off. The not one or two, but FIVE spirit buses will leave Ireton at 2:00. (Since each chattered bus can fit 55 and the school […]
The Bishop Ireton football team and its watergirl are heading to the state championships on Friday. They play down in Lynchburg, Virginia against the number 1 seed in the tournament. The school will hire a bus to bring down fans and parents, but Caroline rides with the team.
This has been a fun experience for […]
Caroline sent her Carolina and her College of Charleston early action applications in by the November 1st deadline and now we are waiting endlessly until mid-December when the letters will come. Early action is different from early decision in that you aren’t required to go if accepted. She would definitely attend Carolina (which is very, […]
This article about helicopter parents of college students summarizes a survey that concludes the children of the helicopter parents are happier and more involved at school than the children of hands off parents. Helicopter parents are the ones who are calling professors, checking that the kids are doing homework, and in touch with their kids […]
Gail For Rail got 5% of the vote. We have no idea if she considers it a success. Hopefully Caroline will ask when she gets her sheet signed. We like to think that Caroline helped garner at least some of the 8,000 plus votes she got.
I had the 6:00 a.m democratic poll watcher shift. This involves sitting with the republican watcher right behind the sign in table and crossing off people from my list as they check in. This is the list that gets used to make phone calls later in the day encouraging loyal dems to come out and […]
Caroline’s choice to fulfill her volunteer hours for government was not one of the local democratic candidates (who are running unopposed) but Gail “For Rail” Parker who Caitlin discovered last election. We aren’t sure how many other volunteers Gail since she has been the one to drop literature by our house. Caroline has done a […]