Foster/Adoption – Next Steps
The informational meeting for prospective foster/adoptive parents was tonight and now I have to figure out how soon I want to start the process. I have some stuff I need…
Too Much or Just Enough
Listening to a podcast today (Popstuff from How Stuff Works) the podcaster referred to herself as “super-literate” because she owned 800 books. I thought it was funny and mentioned it…
Lazy Days of Winter?
I know it’s just the last couple of days of winter, but it’s too soon for the weather to be this beautiful, isn’t it? The day was so nice that…
Home Improvements
Mom is having new floors put into her home, which is exciting and fun… and a whole lot of work! She’s been slaving away for a couple of weeks, boxing…
John Carter of Mars
In about 1974 I made friends with a girl in my older sister’s class. Her name was Lois Lew and we were nerds together until I moved to Munich at…
Conflict
I hate conflict. I don’t like being at odds with anyone, not even other drivers in traffic. It’s not that I can’t stand up for myself, I just don’t want…
5 more things you might not know about me
Yesterday I gave you a list of five things you might not know about me and I promised you the rest of the list today. If you’ve been holding your…
5 things you might not know about me
Things are relatively quiet in Beckyland, so I thought I’d try something different. Here are some things you might not know about me. Try to contain your excitement. 1) I…
Getting Things Done
Today marks the two week mark in my chain of productivity and goal-setting. For the past fourteen days I have spent at least fifteen minutes each day cleaning, another fifteen…
Viktor
I’ve always said that Viktor is a Halloween rat. He is brown-gray and likes to skulk around baseboards and look shifty. I even named him for Viktor Von Frankenstein. I…