A Silly Thing

I don't have much of a tantrum today, although today was a little bittersweet because my grandmother (who has lived with me since October) had to be taken to a rehab center today for a couple of weeks, I know that this means she will be headed somewhere else after that and I know that this is the best thing for her (and for me). But, my heart is heavy, because I really did bring her to live with me out of love and I just couldn't do it. I didn't want to get to the point that every single move she made drove me nuts (which it does). That's all the perspective I have on this right now. Her tears as I left her there this morning didn't help.

When the heart speaks...take good notes.

I read this quote somewhere and I just thought, it was time to start taking notes again. It's been over a year since I blogged...in that time, lots has happened. Including and not limited to separating from my husband. We still have a lot of kindness to each other, but a whole new chapter in my life is now starting and hopefully I can be better about writing down the bones for posterity. As I look back at the time I did blog, I got a little misty eyed at the growing of my children. It's time to start taking notes...Liz Gonzalez is back and it's gonna be wicked awesome.

Sometimes it's torture

For the most part I love my job. There are times however, that I do not. Puppetry is one of those times. I teach Puppeting to 3rd graders and while most elementary students today are lacking imagination, it seems that the 3rd graders at my school are lacking the most. My word, if I have to see one more puppet show about Red Riding Hood that ends in every puppet eating each other, I might lose it. I have no idea how to encourage imagination...even when I tell them to just "play" they don't know how. Today took the cake, when Little Red arrived at Grammy's she asked "Geez Grammy, why didn't you just order take-out?"

All I could manage...

It's Wordless Wednesday, It's my 100th post and I haven't posted in over 2 weeks, so this one needs to be special. 12 years ago yesterday one of my best friends gave birth to the sweetest little boy in the world. At the time, I had no intention of having my own children and doting on this special guy was enough. I have watched him grow over the years and have been as proud as if I had borne him myself. Logan, your Titi loves you so much and is so proud of the young man you have become.

Got me

Dallas was making this horrible high pitched squeal in the car today. I yelled backward "Dallas---that is the most obnoxious sound I've ever heard" He grinned at me and said "I know, isn't it?" and of course....he did it again.

3 years

Well, you lost your turn.

I know this is Wordless Wednesday, but this is priceless. Addi was fighting her brother to sing the song by herself. She yelled at him to stop singing the ENTIRE song and well, she lost her turn.