fun

i think so

Last week I bought stamps, and the guy asked me if I wanted a roll of 100. I told him, “Yeah, a hundred, but I don’t want the Liberty Bell ones. Do you have anything fun?” He rummaged around in the drawer and pulled up Beetle Bailey stamps. Fun. Latin Music Legends? “Oh, yeah. Fun.” […]

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dumbness

Little Jay doing dishes, all of us sitting around in the kitchen, and Maria asks, “Why are you washing that Barbie again?” He was soaping her hair, rinsing her under the faucet “Beats me–she’s back in the dishes again.” Big Jay asked, “Who keeps doing this? I washed her yesterday.” Little Jay: “I don’t know.

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swear to goodness

Okay, I just went looking for kids to kiss goodnight. I found a bunch. All good. Then I asked where Tim was? How about Julia? They’re sleeping with the legos. Oh, puh-leeze. Really? Yeah. So it’s all quiet as I cross the dark family room and head downstairs–and encounter Tim standing in the dim light

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