Tag Archives: nitpicks
Reasons to Workout Before the Kids Wake Up
When we’re all getting ready for school in the morning, it’s easier to workout before the kids get up. Now that we’re all on summer break, I don’t always get up and going before they do. But working out with the kids watching is very demoralizing. “Mom, how come you don’t look like them?” (Referring …
I Hope They’re Not Sitting Here
Baseball season is upon us again, and I thought it would be fun to make a list of the people you don’t want to sit around you. The Drunks Let’s just start with the obvious, especially if you have small kids like I do. You just know somebody’s going to spill something, fall over someone, …
I Like to Pretend Episodes I, II, and III Never Happened
This weekend, The Phantom Menace came to a 3D screen near you. I’ll be waiting until they get to episodes IV, V, and VI, thank you very much. I was 4, 6, and 9 when the original movies were released in theaters. I don’t have specific memories of the first time I saw them, except for maybe …
Grammar Police
Since I am a teacher, my husband likes to accuse me of constantly correcting him. Which I don’t. At least, I don’t mean to. And since I know how much it annoys him, I try to keep from correcting him unless it’s important, like something he’s asked me to proofread for work. But sometimes, no …
Movie Magic
For Christmas, I got the book Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey. It is huge and heavy and wonderful. I thought I was finished getting Harry Potter books for Christmas. For years, after a new book came out in the summer, my husband would get me the audiobook for Christmas. Jim Dale …
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