Epic Eye Roll

This article  popped up on my Facebook feed the day after the Presidential Inauguration.  I watched the video a few times looking for this "epic eye roll." While I'll admit there's a little smirking going on and I would certainly love to know what the first lady was thinking (I'm sure it was hilarious) anyone who thinks that was an epic eye roll must not know very many kids in 10-17 year-old range.  Or my daughter.  Of course, withering facial expressions are her specialty, so there's that.

Epic eye roll, my ass.  Spend an hour in this house working on 5th grade math and you'll soon learn what an eye roll is supposed to look like.

Speaking of 5th grade math and the government, I'm convinced this new way of teaching elementary school math is some sort of plot to torture parents and make them crazy.  It's like someone said, "hey instead of teaching them the most simple, straightforward way to get the answer, let's make it completely convoluted with as many steps as possible and plenty of opportunity to make careless mistakes!" It is insane. INSANE, I tell you.  And let's be completely honest, long division?  Has no place in real life.  There. I said it.

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It's deewishus...also, boys are (kind of) gross.

Kellan is a dirt magnet.  Like, two steps out the door on our way out and he's already dug up a snail while I was locking the door kind of dirt magnet.  There is no escaping an evening bath for him and if I'm honest with myself, he could probably use one before his nap as well, but let's not get crazy.  There is a water shortage, people.  Last night while he was in the tub I turned to grab a towel and he stuck his face in the water and drank it.  I should have expected it.  He's going through this dog phase and I've caught him trying to drink out of the dog bowl a few times.  GAG.  Anyway,  I tell him "ew, no, that's yucky and dirty!"  And his response to me?  "It's water!  It's deewishus!"  Now, I've been telling him that for weeks to get him to drink water out of his cup. Apparently it's more delicious out of the tub with dirt and (probably) pee than a cup with ice.   Awesome.

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2013: A Big Year

This is going to be a big year.  Exciting.  Scary.  I figure, why not overshare the horrors and joys with you, dear people of the internet. This is the year I will turn 40 and my first baby will start middle school.  Both of these events are still long off and right now I am at the point of just giving them some major side eye.  I know they're out there.  Looming in the distance.  I don't have to deal just yet, but little reminders keeping zinging me here and there.  I see you 40.  I see you Middle School.  We'll get there. 

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