Samba got out today… she ran through the screen door, but didn’t hurt it; she just knocked it off its tracks. Samba is a real ‘fraidy cat, in the truest sense of the phrase. The slightest thing causes her to go nuts… today it was David blowing his nose in a Puffs Plus tissue and [...]
David’s “boss” okay, co-worker, (technically his “boss” is his Principal I think) spoils the staff with Starbucks frequently and I felt it today, I really did. I just knew today was a Starbucks day and that got me to thinking, “Why, I aughtta go get me some Starbucks today!” After picking up some cash from [...]
Why did we have 40+ eleven/twelve year olds downtown on a Friday night, you ask? Ahh, you see, Friday and Saturday were Region band clinics and concerts, so we hooked up with Mr. San Luis and the kids and Ms. Allison, the other director, at Spaghetti Warehouse for a district-funded dinner… well, funded for David [...]
I had the camera. I really did… but both of my memory cards are here by the computer. One is in the USB reader/writer and the other is in its protective plastic sleeve waiting for the “just-in-case-the-other-one-is-still-in-the-USB-reader/writer” moment but it’s sitting on the desk when it needed to be either in my purse or in [...]
I drive on a particular road everyday. This road is wide enough to handle four lanes, or at least three lanes (center turn lane) but for now, it is a twisty, curving two lane road which connects two of the most popular “going to Austin” roads in the area. There are 2.5 neighborhood complex-areas (I’ve [...]
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