U.S. Department of Labor Interest Inventory

So I go down to this employment agency to look for work.  They happen to have a test, or questionnaire to help them decide what field of work you would be best at doing.  I took a copy with me, because it was so funny.  The questionnaire is called an Interest Inventory, developed by the […]

Hitting as punishment

Steph and I took James to Hugh McRae Park Saturday afternoon.  Something happened there that just blows my mind.  I am an educator, and I deal with difficult family situations all the time.  What I am about to describe, I see happening all the time, so I need to write about it.
Steph took James to […]

Milk Barons

I drink a lot of milk.  So I go to the local Food Lion grocery store yesterday to pick up a gallon.  When the cashier rang it up, it came to $4.39.  That is about $1.50 more than a gallon of gas.  Let’s think about this.  I know the big oil companies are raking us over […]

March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction Wilmington, NC

Thursday night I attended (volunteered at) the March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction.  This an annual function to raise money for the March of Dimes.  This is how it works:  Several restaurants, six this year, cook food for the event.  In the past, people voted on the food but they longer do that.  Now, everyone gets a variety […]

Cat Scratch-o-Rama

Let’s just start with, overall my cats are pretty well behaved cats.  Occasionally they will get under the bed and refuse to come out or scratch at the door to get in.  But otherwise, they are good. 
I try to clip their claws regularly but I understand cats have this overwhelming urge to scratch.  Up to […]

Our New TV Stand

A couple of months ago we finally bought a new TV stand.  It was long overdue.  Since James was mobile, he was able to stick things in the VCR and scatter the DVDs everywhere.  We knew it was time to upgrade.  We needed something childproof.
We visited Target and found a nice Brazilian wood piece that […]