Archives for March 2009

“I know up on top you are seeing great sights, but down on the bottom we, too, should have rights.”

-Dr. Seuss

I forgot that I let the kids take a camera to the aquarium with us. Please forgive the unfortunate state of their hair. It was a long drive and we always seem to forget to bring a brush.

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“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.”

John F. Kennedy- January 20, 1961

The kids get two full weeks out of school for spring break. Last November during their fall break, I took Emily and the little girls to the aquarium in Chattanooga. At the time, it was cheaper to buy a one year family membership than it was to buy seven individual tickets. At that point I decided that we should visit at least twice more to really squeeze the full value out of the membership.

Emily felt that one trip was sufficient so this time it was just me and the younger kids. After two weeks out of school, I think they were bored enough to be really excited about going to the aquarium…again.

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The second in a multi-part series wherein I dispense the knowledge, advice and (more often than not), complete nonsense handed down to me from my mother and other assorted old ladies I have known.

Don’t be one of these women that make their guests take their shoes off before entering your home. It’s just ridiculous. I don’t care if your carpet is white and brand new. It’s rude. Get a good vacuum cleaner and use it when your guests leave. Hospitality is about making people feel comfortable in your home. It is not making them feel as if they are barely good enough to enter it.

I’m serious about this. Do not embarrass me.

Love,
Mama