For someone who’s pretty academically efficient, I’m confused. Finding my way to and from places confuses me. Recipes confuse me. Compliments confuse me. I get lost. Often. I just can’t grasp how to get from one place to the other unless I have painfully specific directions on how to get from point A to point … More I Confused

Alrighty. So, this blog has an RSS feed. You can subscribe to it if you want to be notified when the blog has new content. (If you enjoy the blog, I would actually encourage you to subscribe to it. It’s pretty nifty.) The RSS works on all web browsers … except for Google Chrome. I … More A Technological Post: The RSS Feed

So remember that one time I told you that I was probably Neurotic? In this post where I was relatively sure there was a serial killer in my basement? Yeah. So Dad watches this show–“Falling Skies”–and basically aliens have invaded and enslaved the majority of the child population and this one group of refugees is hiding and … More A Post Apocalyptic Alien Invasion Is Totally Plausible

In second grade I broke my arm. I was innocently playing on the playground, when I noticed that some of the other kids were doing something on the monkey bars. Something I had never done before. The would jump and skip a bar or two before beginning to swing across. That was cool. I needed … More Death By: Monkey Bars

With seven people in the house, we generate a lot of mess. Laundry, toys, paperwork, and dishes. Cleaning the kitchen is a loathed job in our house. Partly because we children don’t do it well most of the time. (That was really hard for me to admit. I really hope you’re reading this, Mom.) But it’s … More Cleaning the Kitchen Is So Depressing on So Many Levels

I’m sure you know that school is starting next week for most of us. It is for me. Now that I’ve had orientation I’m much less nervous about school. But I’m still rather put out that my summer’s about to end. And, as summer’s ending, that means there’s some change afoot for this blog. I … More IT’S COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last year there was an exercise my English Teacher had our class do once a week. Usually on Fridays. He would put a picture up on the board–usually funny–and say, “That’s your writing prompt. Write me a story.” We would then be given the entire class period to write and then read our stories aloud. … More Fun is Important

(Yes, Mom, I used the word “ain’t.” It’s my blog, I can use it if I want to. Besides, it’s in the dictionary.) Anyway! You may have noticed that some people in your life are oblivious to some pretty obvious things. Things the rest of us notice by using our common sense muscles in our … More Common Sense Ain’t That Common

Let me set the scene for you: I’m eight and a half. I have just successfully learned how to ride my bike. Older Brother wants to test my skill by having us ride to the school (which was about a quarter mile from our house). To get to the school, we took the back roads; … More Death By: School Wall