Monthly Archives: January 2008

Marge vs Dona

Humor, Musings, , ,

The other evening at dinner, my daughter told me that she didn’t want to hurt my feelings but she thought that Marge Simpson was more interesting than me. Then she went on to explain that she thought I was smarter than Marge, but that Marge did more interesting things than I did. She then proceeded to list all of the more interesting things that Marge Simpson did, but I didn’t. Then Andrew and Dean started listing more things, following Clare’s lead.

My feelings weren’t hurt. I don’t care that a cartoon character has a bigger personality than I do, nor do I care that she has bigger hair than I. Nor that it is blue.

Nope, I don’t care one bit.

Not loving Love in the Time of Cholera

Reading, ,

I’m seriously considering quitting book group. I’ve not been into the past couple of books we’ve read and because of that I don’t read. I feel that I need to be reading the book group selection so I read nothing.

I’ve got a pile of books to read and want to just dive into those. Maybe I should just go to book group and pretend I read the book, but really have read others.

This time it’s Love in the Time of Cholera. It’s not that I don’t like it. The book is well written and could hold my interest if I wanted to read it. I just am not interested. Luckily the next book is going to be a book I’ve already read so I can concentrate on my pile.

Because we are not a strict book group (I know someone who kicks people out of her group if members don’t read the books) I won’t quit. I like the people and need an excuse to get away from the house with other women one night a month.

Ok then, that settled. Off to find the modern version of cliff notes on Love in the Time of Cholera.

Taxi Mom

People, Rant

Final week is a hellish week, not only for my kids, but for me as well.  Take today, for example. I took the kids to school, then picked up Clare two hours later. Then I took the car for its emmisions test, then drove to school to get Andrew. He informed me that he was going to Bethesda on the bus, but I could pick him up when he called me.

So I went home and tried to get some work done, then Andrew called and said to meet him at Lilit. I drove to the gas station across from Lilit, got gas and met up with Andrew there. I took him home, only to take him to back to school for wrestling practice 45 minutes later. Then I picked him up again at 4:30.

Tomorrow is going to be much of the same, as will be the rest of the week. Friday will be my day of rest, then on Saturday I’ll get to spend the day at the Wrestling tournament. Yes, I know I said I liked wrestling, but after a week like this, I probably will want to sleep in.

I prefer my days to be calm with little driving here and there.