I'm pretty sure I heard it all in terms of excuses on Saturday.  I'm also pretty sure we lost faith in humanity. Our camper needed to be serviced, for a brand new one, that's not a good thing--but we dropped it off August 15.  Since then we've wondered what's been going on---the slides were not going in with a push of a button---was … [Read more...]

TGIF, am I right? I feel like this has been a very long week with very long days. I don't know if it is because I have been running around like mad, or if I just have a lot going on, but I really am glad it is Friday. The kids are adjusting to their new schools very well (new buildings, I should say). We have a fourth grader at Carterville … [Read more...]

Lord. Is the Eclipse over yet?  When I pulled up to SIU Press yesterday I saw porta potties. Now, that's not a common occurrence by any means, but it appears that the lot beside the building will be used for parking or something... The hand wash station was out there too. There's so much prep going into this event. I can't imagine the cost, … [Read more...]