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Sep
01

Expletives Not Deleted

Tonight was back to school night at Annabella’s elementary school.  She found her classroom, she introduced herself to her teacher, she found her desk.  The girl she’ll be sharing her locker with happened to walk up to check out the locker at the same moment, so they got to meet.

We then went off to the gym to sign up for conferences and make sure she’s got some lunch money in her account.  Shortly after that we headed outside to the playground, as a reward for good behavior.

Annabella soon came down the tubular slide and said with a kind of wonderment in her voice, “There are words in there!”

“Really?”  I asked, surprised.  That’s new…

Without a second of hesitation, the blink of an eye, or any chagrin at all, my (freshly!) seven year old daughter says, “It says ‘fuck my pussy.’ What does ‘fuck’ mean?”  With perfect pronunciation.

Suddenly all the years of yelling PEANUT BUTTER! at the slightest utterance of any remotely bad words flashed through my brain.  My jaw hit the tan bark.  I was struck dumb.

All in all, a banner day.  A 6 year old girl was sexually assaulted in her home, by a stranger, less than a mile from our house.  The perpetrator has not been apprehended.  And my ears of bleeding from hearing my sweet, sweet baby girl utter the words “fuck my pussy.”

Awesome.

Aug
16

Moving Up In The World

It is time for a change. Please be patient with me while I adjust to the new tool (for me) that is Word Press. The new header will be up soon (right Andrew?) and the new layout should be settled very soon. Although with the ability to change themes myself, change could become a regular feature on Another Sunrise.

It’s got to get ironed out because I can’t wait to write more about my crazy kids, the fact that I’m looking for new clients (hint, hint)…

Seriously, I need some new gigs writing for your marketing department, blogging for Corporate America, editing your writing endeavors, etc. Otherwise, I may have to resort to selling my plasma and other things on ebay, in order to pay for the classes I need to become a yoga instructor…

Have I mentioned my 20 year high school reunion or the fact that I’m trying to write a novel?

OK. Lots to write, lots to do. Excitement abound in the very air!

Aug
13

FB Status Crossover

I’ve posted blog posts to Facebook, now I’m sharing a status chat with my lovely readers.
Dawn: I let Annabella wear a leotard (tank style on top, bike short style on the bottom) to the Y today. I’m not sure if that makes me an easy-going mom or if I’m setting her up for a lifetime of ridicule. Hmm…
Pat:sometimes you have to bite your tongue and let them “look good”
when she becomes a teen…you won’t know anything anyway. LOL
Dawn: Oh Pat, she’s such a mouthy little broad. 7 going on 17, she knows
more than her dad and I put together already.
Jodi: Those are called biketards or unitards and are perfectly acceptable to
wear to the Y. She’s all good.
Dawn: Biketard? You just made me snort, out loud, twice. I don’t think I can
say that word out loud. I’m too PC.
Jodi: Oh come on, it’s kind of fun.
Dawn: We refer to them as automotively challenged, here in Minnesota.
So inappropriate, I feel like I’m channeling Joe.

Aug
05

Great Video from Bel’s 5th Birthday

Happy Birthday to my mom today!
Here’s a great movie of two of your grandkids…

Aug
03

Happy Birthday Annabella!

Happy Birthday America!
My sweet baby girl is no longer a baby, but she sure is sweet! Here she is wishing America a Happy Birthday at the 4th of July Parade.

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