Last year, we made little bouquets of forget-me-nots for the entire neighborhood.

This year, ten minutes before we all needed to leave the house, the kids all made these for their teachers.   Well, it beats looting the streets on the first of May.

…But wish I would have.

(1) From my brother’s blog about a utility sink installation he was doing in their garage:

“How cheap can I make this project” turned into “how much do I have to spend in order to not call a plumber.”

I’d have to change “plumber” to “Papa Jim” but the sentiment is fully understood.

 

(2) From a blog on ParentMap, by Stephanie Olson.

If I am staying at home and I am a feminist, I had damn well better raise two boys who are kind and respectful and gentle in this world.

Again, I’d have to personalize it a bit:

If I am staying at home and I am a feminist, I had damn well better raise 3 kids who are kind and useful and pick their nose in private…and do it better than anyone I could have paid. 

How would you other Stay-at-Homes finish this thought? If I am staying at home and I am a feminist, I had damn well better raise ____ kids/boys/girls who are ________________________.

I have not gotten the old camera to work since that last fateful picture of us at the beach.  I can start blogging again, since I bought this little dandy off craigslist.  It’s faster, better, and—being used—cheaper than my old one.  And I haven’t let any kids touch it.

 

My first shots—isn’t fast enough to catch Kyla smiling?  In a darkened car?  Pass and PASS!