“Opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one…” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard my dad say that in my life. Thousands. When I was younger, I’d just roll my eyes. But, then I grew up, had a child of my own and understood exactly what he meant. The moment you conceive, all…
Archives for July 2014
Win free school supplies with #GREATLIST!
Thank you to my friends at Great Clips for sponsoring this post. As always, all of the opinions about #GREATLIST are my own. It’s back-to-school time here in the Midwest! We enrolled for 8th grade last week (Yikes!) and immediately went to Wal Mart for school supplies. Rosie popped right on over to the kiosk…
Losing the school counselor
At enrollment yesterday, we discovered that our school counselor was promoted over the summer. Awesome for her. Sucks for us. However I was trying to be very optimistic when I looked at Rosie and said, “Oh, I can’t wait to meet the new one. I bet she’s great.” Her reply? “She’s going to think you’re…
To Lie or not to Lie
Last week, I had a close friend post a question on Facebook that had me perplexed. “To Lie or not to Lie?” he inquired. To which I responded, searching for motive, “Why? Are you in a lying mood?” He laughed and went on to say that there was a reason behind the question. It was…
10 things I miss about dance competition season
So, I have to confess. When we got into the start of June, I was so freaking over this dance competition season. Both Rosie and I were tired. We ran from recital to drill team camp to nationals in Tulsa (that’s a story in itself. Never want to go back) and honestly, I was looking…