“Nothing is glummer
Than a cold in the summer.”
~Ogden Nash (taken from the collection Good Intentions 1942)
TIME: 11:24 PM
PLACE: Kitchen
SUBJECT: Cough & Cold medicine
Besides homework, the first days of school never fail to bring home some sort of cold/virus with them. SD has a stuffy nose and a slight cough. Here’s hoping the over the counter medicine will be enough to make her feel better.
“Tell me, O Octopus, I begs,
Is those things arms, or is they legs?
I marvel at thee, Octopus
If I were thou, I'd call me Us.”
Ogden Nash (American Writer of humorous poetry who won a large following for his audacious verse. 1902-1971)
TIME: 6:36 PM
PLACE: School playground
SUBJECT: Tree roots
The grade school had an open house this evening. We signed in in the foyer and MB and SD were given a paper. They were required to visit the different areas of the school with their parents and obtain the signatures of different teachers and school workers. A trip was made to see the secretary, the school nurse, the computer lab, the library, each of their classrooms and finally, back to the foyer where there was an information table for Scouting, fund drives and school spirit wear. Once all the squares on the paper were signed, then they could enter the cafeteria and exchange it for pizza, lemonade and cookies. After they ate, they joined the other kids who had headed out to the playground. A gigantic game of tag was organized by the older children and they all ran around the school grounds like crazy people. This tree is one of three that is by the swings, monkey bars and slide structure.
I objurgate the centipede,
A bug we do not really need.
At sleepy-time he beats a path
Straight to the bedroom or the bath.
You always wallop where he's not,
Or, if he is, he makes a spot.
Odgen Nash (American poet, author, lyric-writer, 1902-1971), "The Centipede"
TIME: 8:01 PM
PLACE: Little League Field - Bantam Diamond
SUBJECT: Light Pole
This is my second attempt at taking a picture of the light pole at the Little League fields. I was not happy with this one that I took at StellaDella's ball game on May 9th. In fact, I will be the first to admit that it was rather boring. I think this one is just a titch more interesting. I'm definately getting a centipede-like vibe from it due to the climbing pegs. BTW, MB's team ended up losing tonight's game, by 6 runs.
