The Midnight Line by Lee Child

The newest Lee Child novel features a mellower,  slightly more introspective Reacher -- he only kills one person,  IIRC,  albeit inventively -- as he tracks down the owner of a West Point class ring. As always with Child,  it's worth the read.

The Wishing Tree

Yesterday we donated forty dollars in gift certificates to the Wishing Tree at church, and all I keep thinking is  "I hope they got to the kids and no one stole them after Mass." Paranoia,  my old friend,  I won't miss you if you leave me.

Maybe

Me: I'm going to quit FB at the end of the year. 

Lisa: Never going to happen.  You love arguing,  and you're an attention who*e.

'Corn Snowman

 Girls love their 'corns.... - Lisa

(the unicorn snowman made by Junie and her friend Tia)

Barney Miler

Still one of the best sitcoms. Ever.

True Detective S2

I've just finished the much-maligned second season of this anthology series. It is different than the first,  but taken on its own is a fine, well acted story that was worth watching.

My Day

My first day of Winter Break? A snowstorm, a sore hip, one kid calling me stupid, another saying they hate me, a doctor's appointment, and strep throat. I almost prefer Finals.

Enough!

I am not a grammar Nazi, but if one more of you write "loose" when you mean "lose," we're gonna have issues.

The Results in Alabama

RE: Alabama.  Sure,  I'm upset a Democrat won (pending potential recount) - the country is worse off with another one in D. C.  But as far as Moore himself,  if you look back through my FB you'll find, well before he was a Senate candidate, that I called him a lousy jurist who put personal belief over the law.  I doubt that would have changed in D. C.  Should've run Luther Strange.

So my youngest was talking about who everyone has a crush on in her school... And the common crush was "Ben". She asked who the boy was who was most crushed on when I was little. I said it was a toss up between Gary Locke and Peter Chappy. She wants to know what they look like now. Any of my old classmates have the info? - Lisa

It Was

It  WAS murder, plain and simple.

 That empty feeling of swallowing your unhappiness when the same person makes you feel unimportant for the millionth time. For the betterment of the majority. Always. - Lisa

Drumline Competition

 With Lisa and YaYa, watching PD perform at the city drumline competition at MHSA. We were asked to lead the way here, but, uh, as Lisa said about her driving:

Wanna lead the caravan?.... "sure, i drive there almost everyday, have two kids at the school"....next scene.... I take a wrong turn ...lol smh

The Good Attendance Party

I took Junie  to a good attendance party at her school tonight.

JA Biztown cont.

More photos from Biztown with Junie 

Whew

That went surprisingly well. I think, worst case scenario, i finished the Internet Law final with no worse than a B. Worst case. #FamousLastWords

Jerusalem

I am not worried at all about the reaction of the Palestinians to the recognition of Jerusalem.  Islam, the media assures us,  is the Religion of Peace.  Certainly those who practice it will take this moment to exhibit that fact to the world.

3 Years Gone

I didn't say anything because Lisa was having a hard enough day as it was,  but yesterday marked the 3rd anniversary of her Dad's passing.  RIP Dennis.  You are missed.

Thank you Good Samaritan

Junie left her phone behind at the Katy Perry concert,  but it was turned in at the lost and found at the Bradley Center. We picked it up yesterday.   #whew

Happy St. Nick's!

Happy St Nick's everyone!

Junie's Biztown Speech

Junie's speech yesterday as CEO of the newspaper at BizTown.

 Thanks Dan for coming through for the kids when I couldn't. I appreciate you. - Lisa

A Sad Anniversary for my Dad

Today's the anniversary of the death of both of my Dad's Grandpa's,  and his Mother (each in different years.) As a result he gets awfully anxious about his own health around this time. I offered to take him to lunch (he refused) but I called and checked up on him all the same.

JA Biztown

I filled in for Lisa as a volunteer at JBiztown today,  helping supervise a bank. Junie was CEO of the newspaper!

A miniature city complete with city hall, restaurant, and many shops. Run by Junior Achievement. The kids work each store, get paychecks, must deposit then, maintain a check register, etc. Teaching life skills

When I went mom supervised the bank and I worked at the newspaper as well - Lulu

Katy Perry!!!

Lisa surprised Junie with last minute tickets to see Katy Perry Monday night. Despite a late start, and an 11 o'clock return, Junie  reports she had a blast!