Lavagrrl

Greater love hath no man…

lavagrrl — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:13:30 +0000

“Mom, I love you even when you fart.”

Take Your Child to Work Day

lavagrrl — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:38:53 +0000

I had a great time taking Ian to work.

I’ve Got Joan Crawford Eyebrows!?!

lavagrrl — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:09:20 +0000

Just got back from the salon. I let my stylist talk me into dyeing my eyebrows. Hopefully this freakish Joan Crawford look will vanish in time for my job interview tomorrow.

Ian reads us Tales From the Odyssey by Mary Pope Osborne

lavagrrl — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:26:33 +0000

I’m so proud of Ian. He’s now reading us bedtime stories. Tonight he read us a couple of chapters from Tales From the Odyssey by Mary Pope Osborne.

Death Valley Flowers

lavagrrl — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:31:50 +0000

I’m considering blowing off working on the dissertation tomorrow to go see the wildflowers in Death Valley.

Strategery

lavagrrl — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:18:16 +0000

I am having a great time reading The Battle of the Labyrinth out loud to Ian and Hal. The best part is reading the monster Geryon’s lines like George Bush.

Tapas and Beer

lavagrrl — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:10:21 +0000

Mmm, I have a happy tummy full of half-price tapas and beer.

Sign that Writing a Dissertation is Stressful #42

lavagrrl — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:21:15 +0000

Sign that Writing a Dissertation is Stressful #42: You relax by reading a book about a series of grisly unsolved murders in the 1930s.

Dissertating

lavagrrl — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:30:54 +0000

I’ve given up trying to write my dissertation. Now I’m just typing it.

Out of the Mouths of Babes…

lavagrrl — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:26:53 +0000

On the way to school this morning my son told me he thinks Sarah Palin is a big fat fart.