college tours and empty nests

making college tour plans for the 4 day weekend, looking ahead to Spring Break plans *woosh* the past 6 months have gone fast

When we relocated 6 months ago we knew that college was on the horizon for our oldest, in fact it was a key factor in the timing of our move. It was important to us that our child have a sense of home in the new state, 2350 miles away from every home that we had ever known. 

We started the college search over, after 3 years of college visits and plans that centered on the Pacific Northwest. With 4 acceptances in hand, we are perhaps doing this a bit backwards now.

high velocity parenting

The real reason that you need to pay attention in Physics the first time is that one night you will be sitting there trying to help your kid interpret velocity versus time graphs and relate motion to the graphs and somethin-somethin about the slope of the velocity and need to pull it all off like you know what the hell you are talking about.

And then cross your arms and sternly tell the child they must advocate for them-self and stay after school and get help from the teacher.

Superbowl offenses

Superbowl and sexism, lots of Twitter on #notbuyingit !

The top offenders were Go Daddy, Fiat and Teleflora. Chevy got an honorable mention.

To view the ads from yesterday's game go HERE.

Advertising Executives are 95% male. And bitter and repressed apparently. 

black beans and quinoa

Do NOT touch your eye after dicing jalapeno peppers.

Just sayin'

One of the girls picked all of the tomato out of her dinner and the other picked out the peppers. This is why I cook.

family time versus Facebook

They are making me play cards...they are calling it "family time." Why can't they sit on Facebook all night like other teens?!

I was dead tired last night and really wanted to crash, but one of the teens was channeling her angst into a card game called Phase 10. Not only did I have to be awake, but I had to pay attention too. It was fun while I was winning, but in the end I lost BIG time!