The Hills are Alive with a Spoon Full of Sugar.

Cay:  Tay, come and watch The Sound of Music with us!Tay:  What's it about?Me:  You're kidding, right?Tay:  No, what's it about?Me:  (sings: How do You Solve a Problem Like Maria)Cay:  It's about this woman who was going to be a nun.Tay (exasperated):  Is it about the blonde chick?Me:  Yeah, the blonde chick.Tay:  GOOD! I like …

Detour Ahead

I found this today in Google Drive. It was an old file I'd put in Google Docs to try it out.  It made Cay smile, and I thought I'd better preserve it.-------------------------------------- Detour AheadIt was hot, and the car seemed like a convection oven, made all the worse by the constant complaining in the back …

She doesn’t "get" people.

Tay (coming home from school):  What are you watching?Me:  Temple Grandin.  It's the story of an autistic woman who..Tay:  I don't want to watch a stupid movie about a stupid autistic... (sitting down)  (after a long silent viewing, the credits roll)Me: Those are actual photos of her and...Tay: Is she a real person?Me: Yes.(Tay jumps …

MOM! what IS that?

The other day Tay was weeding and aerating the garden, when she came running into the house. "Mom, I need you to see these things!" She said."What are they?" I asked."Come out and see!"I went out, and she dipped into the soil and came up with dirt and a few wriggling grubs."What are they? Are …

hit the ground thinking

Last night was rough for me. Vivid dreams had me waking up as if I hadn't slept at all. Then all the running around I had to do today before we leave for LA at the end of the week... By the time everything was done (after dinner) I figured I'd just shut my eyes …

The Fabulous Jackalope

flashback... to August 2005...the scene: a small tourist shop in AZ along route 40/ old route 66... Tay: Mom! MOM! I just saw the coolest thing, and I want you to tell me what it is!Me: what was it?Tay: it was some kind of animal, some kind of animal like I don't know what it …