So I Was Just Thinking

 Today we got our kitchen floor VERY clean. You too can get your floor clean by following these steps: 1) Decide to wash your face before going to bed. 2) Look for a washcloth in the laundry room. 3) Notice that you have an extra water filter on the top shelf. 4) Decide that NOW is a good time to change the fridge's water filter. 5) Recruit your oldest to remove the old filter. 6) Wonder why water is spewing from the port in the fridge. 7) Watch gallons of water pour into the fridge and onto the floor. 8) Figure out how to turn off the water behind the fridge. 9) Watch more water come out of the port. 10) Locate every towel you have when you regret owning only a Swiffer floor cleaner. 11) Wipe out every shelf in the fridge, throwing out old bottles of this and that. 12) Move the fridge back in place and see what interesting detritus is exposed. 13) Recruit the oldest to clean it up.  14) Return to washing your face which is all you wanted to do in the first place. It's been a ...

It's been a long time since I told a proper "Annemarie" story so here is today's antics. You see this dress. I love this dress. I got a deal on it. I think I have worn it once before. I like it because it's 100 degrees here today and still have to dress for my job as a Curriculum specialist at my school, so it's cool enough but long enough to cover the little shorts I wear under dresses. Why is this dress the center of my story?  Follow along my friends. School starts at 7 a.m. We are 100% online and technology issues often arise, so I like to be on time to catch the help line. That means leaving close to 6:30. I was so proud of myself for getting out at 6:35 (I have a 15 year-old who likes to oversleep.) Backpack on, purse over my shoulder, coffee cup in one hand and water cup in the other. All items are being placed in the back seat when I find I can't remove my backpack. The tiny little hook is caught in the seam of the bag. Try as a I may, the hook w...