First: Oral Surgery. Ouch.Drugs—Niiiiiice.But enough of that.My mind is with Virginia now, not in some sappy “I feel your pain” way, but more like, “the horror…the horror…”Having lived through my little corner of 9/11 and the aftermath, I can honestly say how sorry I am that these kids will forever measure their days by this moment. This blip on an otherwise lovely life. This is their own little corner...

Rest in Peace, Kurt Vonnegut.I miss you already.

Sorting-hat.com says you’re in Ravenclaw! For the Harry Potter Sock Swap! I’m a Ravenclaw! My first swap ever!Oooh! And look Sort Me!A DIFFERENT sorting hat said Ravenclaw!A third said I was tied Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff (at least I’m not in Slytherin!)And my questionnaire:Hogwarts Sock Swap Questionnaire1. What Hogwarts house have you been sorted into?Lo, unto me has been given the honor of the house of Ravenclaw....

Sorting-hat.com says you’re in Ravenclaw! For the Harry Potter Sock Swap! I’m a Ravenclaw! My first swap ever!Oooh! And look Sort Me!A DIFFERENT sorting hat said Ravenclaw!A third said I was tied Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff (at least I’m not in Slytherin!)And my questionnaire:Hogwarts Sock Swap Questionnaire1. What Hogwarts house have you been sorted into?Lo, unto me has been given the honor of the house of Ravenclaw....

While my ambivalence to all things Feature Animation is legendary by now (at least to me) my love of Disneyland is hard to crush. I got to spend the weekend there with my sons and had the lovliest of times. We were there for two days in a row (a first for me) so we were able to take our time, relax, poke around…lovely. My DH was dear enough to let me go back solo at night to go on a fast ride.I tried to get onto Space Mountain to see what...

Even in the winter, you can tell how pretty it is.The people in the Midwest–even when they’re mad at you–are wonderful.There’s a firm belief in automatic/motion sensor…everything…soap dispensers, handtowel dispensers…the list grows.Bismarck Teachers ROCK!The guys at the Raddison in downtown Bismarck SO make up for the Raddison dopes in Denver that it’s almost not worth mentioning…almost.Key...