In Praise of: Just Because…

Pippi and Misty as interesting characters–Granny took this while I was in Vancouver.

I smell something rotten in the state. Is it my puppy? I will give him a bath, just in case. I keep smelling this dreadfully funky stench and cannot locate it’s origin. So I’ll start with Fernando.
Tabs is home again with bowel cramps. I am at a loss. I took her off dairy. If her cramps don’t improve in a few days I’ll try wheat. If that fails it is off to the Doctors for a round of tests.
I arrived home late last night. My poor darlings didn’t get supper until 8. Mist had a friend–Taylor stay and help babysit Pip and Tabs. They gave them a bubble bath in their bathing suits and made them pancakes (milk-free for Tabs). I took Tabs for a quick stop at her school’s book fair before I picked up the Mist and her science project. She purchased a $20 book for Mistaya–just because and a “Dora” book for Pippi–just because! And a book and a few erasers and pencils for herself. She is a generous little spirit who loves to spend her money.
Preparing for my paper–Fan Fiction and incorporating it into middle years English curriculum. Must learn all I can to supportt my own thesis topic: Writing online fiction for Interactive, hypertextual, middle years, novel study. Tired and overwhelmed on the home front. I truly need a full time house keeper. One who shops for my groceries and keeps the house tidy daily, and washes weekly linens. There you go–if I could hire that wonderful employee–my home would run like a ship.