Friday, October 31, 2008
Corn Maze... Corn Maize... I Just Got that Pun.
Me: "Hey, Terri and I are taking the kids to Kackleberry Farm on Saturday. You wanna go with?"A.C.: "What's Kackleberry Farms?"Me: "It's like a giant corn maze and a petting zoo and... uh... stuff... Farmer stuff."A.C.: "No, thanks. We're going to be...
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Perhaps I Should Be More Neutral About Her Choices of Entertainment
Me: "Honey, we have to get you dressed for school."
Emerson: "But I jus wanna pway my dang stupid doggie game on the peeyooter!"
I guess I should be thankful that it's not dang stupid "High School Musical...
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Graveyard shift: Paranormal investigators hunt area ghosts
From the Oct. 26, 2006 edition of The Metro Spirit
by Stacey Hudson
AUGUSTA, GA. - At midnight in a cemetery in the middle of Nowhere, S.C., the woods are pockmarked with tombstones. It’s so dark I can see galaxies whirling overhead. I trip over graves....
Friday, October 24, 2008
Psych!
Augusta, GA. -
A.W.: "Hey, Babes in Toyland is playing in Columbia. Do you want to go?"
Me: "Heck, yeah!"
A.W.: "They were about my favorite band back in the day."
Me: "Yeah? Did you listen to 7 Year Bitch, too?"
A.W.: "Oh, yeah. All those angry-girl...
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
There Goes My Hero...
H.O.: "Hey, J.C., did you watch 'Heroes' last night?"
J.C.: "Yeah."
H.O.: "My brain hurts."
J.C.: "I think they're just writing that crap as they go. It's like 'Who's Line is it Anyway' crossed with 'X-Men. It's like anything can happen. Like someone...
Somehow We Skipped Halloween
B.O.'s annoying us all with Xmas carols and chanting, "Gift Guide! Gift Guide!" We're all groaning and begging him to turn it off. "It's too early!" K.J. protests. S.S. fires back, "Yeah, aren't we supposed to be listening to 'The Monster Mash' or ...
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Day 18 Through Day Whatever of Scott's Hospitalization
AUGUSTA, GA. - So as I explained earlier, I'm playing catch-up. So here's the rest of his hospital visit.
Day 18 - Got better. Walked more. I had exhausted my employer's patience, however, so I had to go back to work. Damn comas and all...
Day 19...
Memories All Alone in the - Aw, Dangit! Stupid AT&T!
AUGUSTA, GA. - So I've been remiss in updating, I'm told. I didn't realize that so many people hang upon my every word. I'll have to start grammar checking more stringently! Sorry about any misplaced... uh... okay, I never learnt me a whole lot of grammar.That's...
Wait... What?
I had put Emmie down for a nap just minutes before she started whining. It was a keening, high-pitched "eeeeeee... mommeeeeeeyyyyyyy...." that turns my inner ears to jelly. You know when Bruce Banner turns into the incredible Hulk? Wait around at my...
Friday, October 17, 2008
Saturday, October 11, 2008
My 'Rap' Name is Napper Pee
Emmie's nap runneth over. We've been trying to get her up but she keeps dozing back off.
"Emmie!" Scott snaps, in his new but temporary sucking-helium voice. "Get up!"
"MMmmmMMMMM!" she whines from her bed, where she is curled up with her eyes closed.
"Emmie,...
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Day 17 of Scott's Hospitalization
AUGUSTA, GA. - 8:07 a.m. - Scott had almost a full day of lucidity, but is now in & out again.8:09 a.m. - It's especially frustrating 4 me b/c now i've had 2 go back 2 work.10:06 a.m. - Just ran by hosp on way to office. Scott too drowsy 2 communicate....
Day 16 of Scott's Hospitalization
AUGUSTA, GA. - 8:46 a.m. - Sorry 4 all the phone calls i ignored last night. Just needed some quiet family time.9:17 a.m. - The nurses have Scott on a breathing trial to see if he can take being off the vent. They took a blood gas & sent it off...
Friday, October 03, 2008
Day 15 of Scott's Hospitalization
AUGUSTA, GA. - 8:07 a.m. - Scott had almost a full day of lucidity, but is now in & out again. 8:09 a.m. - It's especially frustrating 4 me b/c now i've had 2 go back 2 work.10:06 a.m. - Just ran by hosp on way to office. Scott too drowsy 2 communicate.10:09...
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Day 14 of Scott's Hospitalization
AUGUSTA, GA. - 8:46 a.m. - Overheard on Boortz: "It may be the death nail in our coffin." 08:46 AM October 02, 2008 from txt10:07 a.m. - Great people @ Victory Christian School in North Augusta!10:14 a.m. - Gah! Train! A mile of empty brown boxcars....
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Day 13 of Scott's Hospitalization
AUGUSTA, GA. - 1:20 p.m. - He's awake. Happy reunion time! Does he remember me? ... YES! Wait. Is that a good thing? He asked me: ''How many others?'' I told him: ''Just you, Mr. Special!'' Oh. He thought it was some kind of outbreak or national emergency....
