Let the dating begin...

I was flippin' mortified when isabel came off the bus and announced that "chris" from her class has asked her out on a date. apparently, he wants to take her to the park. he gave her a heart pendant. maybe she can wear it to my memorial service...

On interacting with celebrities...

just in line behind charles s. dutton at costco. i've seen him a number of times over the years, always at costco. buys a lot of dog food. he did an exagerated toddler-wave at miles who then immediately told him "you shouldn't have ...been so mean to ice-t in 'surviving the game.' he was just a homeless man of who you were taking advantage." then i said, "oh WHOM, miley, of WHOM

The makings of a real Kodak moment...

okay, so i have a surgical glove on. i despise seafood so baiting a hook with bait-quality shrimp is - perhaps - the greatest display of my love for my children that they will ever encounter. my other hand is hidden behind me because on it i'm wearing a very thick suede landscaping work glove. this allows me to take fish off the hook without touching them. that's got nothing to do with hating seafood, that's just all about being a big nancy.