Did you know that even after twenty-seven days of complete inactivity, Blogger will still let you sign into your account?
Bummer.
I was kind of hoping my blog would magically disappear into the abyss of the Internets, never to be seen or heard from again. Because then all that inactivity wouldn't be my fault. It would be the fault of, you know... not me. And it's always cool when something's not your fault. I suppose I could hit that all-powerful button labeled DELETE BLOG. But for some reason, I'm still clinging to the belief that the world would come to an abrupt end if I did that.
Hence my presence here today.
And I guess while I'm here, I may as well talk about how life is going.
THE GOOD: Snow, holiday season, and having all of my Christmas shopping already out of the way.
THE BAD: School. Nobody ever mentions that when your kid enters the wonderful world of kindergarten, your life will become so hectic that you actually start wondering if death will come soon, if only to escape signing any more permission slips. Or volunteering slips. Or reading hour slips. And you know what else? It may have been a while since I've been in elementary school, but I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to give five-year-olds so much homework that they burst into tears at the sight of their school folder. Fifteen minutes of homework a night, my ear. Don't get me wrong, Riley is absorbing knowledge faster than a ShamWow absorbs whatever it is that ShamWows are supposed to absorb, but is it normal for moms to nearly sob with relief at upcoming Thanksgiving breaks? I kind of don't think so.
THE UGLY: Me. I'm a nagging, grumpy, stressed-out bag of unpleasantness (and that's putting it nicely). But that should change by next Thursday, when I plan on eating at least half of a pecan pie. I'm thinking the transformation will go something like this:
Bring on the fat jeans.
17 comments:
I will join you in those fat jeans!
if your illustration is accurate, you won't need fat jeans cause your body won't change at all.
and i don't remember doing any homework until like 3rd grade. and then it was just reading and filling out those dumb times tables
I can't believe kids so young have homework. I hate thinking about it! Maybe that'll change before I have kids...?
And way to go with the Christmas shopping! I basically haven't started.
Oh! Hi there, whatwasyournameagain? :) I haven't been blogging much lately either but it's nice to hear from you! Sorry about the homework. And the grouchiness. I hear you well on both counts. And about the pecan pie. Mmmmm.
Um, MY world would end if you quit blogging!
The Boy has had "15 minutes" of homework a night since kindergarten (he's now in 3rd grade). I think it is a good thing. It has taught The Boy that you've gotta work hard and earn good grades instead of being handed them.
But I am biased. My mommy is a teacher.
Not only the homework and the mommy homework, but combine that with the fact that you can never do anything that takes you more than 2 hours, because pretty soon you have to be back to the school to pick him up.
I call it the kindergarten umbilical cord.
Don't quit blogging. You would be missed. And, yes, I have burst into tears at the homework my kids bring home. Even though they are older, I stay up with them until the work is done. It makes me sad to see a portion of their childhood disappearing with their nose stuck in HW until 10:00 pm. Pass me a piece of that pie!
WHY do kindergartners have homework? I just don't get it!
And please don't delete your blog. I love you.
And how in the WORLD do you have all your Christmas shopping done? I hate you.
And your cartoon thingys crack me up. I love you.
Sheesh, I'm so fickle.
But mostly I just love you.
You need to write more often because you write such cool stuff and I love to read it.
Yeah, that sounded really eloquent, I know.
For me, it will be peanut butter pie. All the way.
I want to KILL the homework gods every afternoon. And on top of that there's practicing and lessons and girl scouts and church stuff and it never ends and there is no time to play and be a normal kid! I know I choose some of the stuff for my kids, but the hours of homework every night after a full day of school is completely whacked. the end.
(And, if I'm already in my fat jeans, what will I do on Thanksgiving? Break out the sweats, I guess!)
I LOVE your graphics. And I know what you mean about things just get hectic. I can't even imagine my life when they start wanting extra-curriculars. I think I'm going to encourage them to lead an anti-social, sedentary kind of life.
I hear you on the non-blogging issue. Life does that sometimes -- and I always hope that I don't stop something I've started because that would make that something a fad, and I don't want blogs to go out of style in my life. I admit I'm not as addicted as I once was -- and that I can go several days (weeks?) without posting or lurking or getting any sort of blog fix and my life will still go on. But every now and then, a little fix comes in handy. Do not succumb to the guilt -- life is too short, anyway!
And as for the homework issue, I have two words for you: HIGH SCHOOL. Most days I wish we could go back to the good old kindergarten days of coloring in shapes and matching upper case to lower case letters, instead of applied geometry and Marine Biology. You have SOOOOOOO much to look forward to!! ;-)
That looks eerily like my pie equation except substitute pumpkin and pile it with more homemade whipped cream than you think one human can consume. Then it'll look about right.
My goodness, I've missed you. I am DREADING kindergarten for that very reason... sigh. And pecan pie? My favorite.
Hey!! I've missed your posts! Glad you are doing good. Sorry about all the homework... Kayla gets it too (in preschool!) I think it's absurd and I am excited to have her homeschooled when the time is right. Love ya and miss you
If you quit blogging, I will no longer love you. I might even dislike you. I'm just saying.
(And I'm with you on the kindergarten homework. Oy vey.)
quite interesting post. I would love to follow you on twitter. By the way, did any one hear that some chinese hacker had hacked twitter yesterday again.
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