now posting regularly

Guess what?  There's this incredible thing that reappeared in the sky over our house last week causing me to squint and deepen my forehead wrinkles, but also brought forward a desire to leave the confines of our preschool-art-clad walls and actually spend time out of doors!  You read me right, baby- the sun is back. Woo-freakin-hoo!  As a result, we spent most of the last week hopping from one playground to the other, or simply hanging out on the back patio.

While it's certainly been good for a particular member of the family who was thiiiiis close to going crazy from screaming-kids-in-a-tiny-house syndrome, it took its toll on the NPR story spotting game I like to play, and share with the masses on Wednesdays.  (Yes, 5 readers can be a mass...)  Seriously?  I have two stories.  One.  Two.  And one was actually a rebroadcast from the previous week.  Lame-o.

• "Michael Moore"-- Sure, most people either love or hate the guy, but his interview with Diane Rehm that was rebroadcast this weekend was interesting and reminded me that behind his theatrics, I believe this guy really cares.  I perceive some differences between his work and style and those of his counterparts on the "other side."  I only caught the last 20 minutes or so of this piece, so I'll have to save it to listen to later. 

• "New U.K. Hospital Gown Won't Flap Open At Back"-- The headline alone is surely making at least some of you say, "It's about stinking time!!"  Just a bitty little story that made me giggle.

That may be all the NPR I got this week, folks, but please do let me direct you in two additional directions, if you'd be so kind: 

1. If you fit the bill for the Girl World Giveaway that I am running until Friday, or know anyone in the DC area who does, please enter!!  I have two sets of tickets to a Mother (or mother figure)/Tween Daughter event in April, and I only have three entries, so your odds are still pretty decent!  Spread the word for me, will ya?
2. Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I'm kinda pleased with my attempts at humor in a post I have on DC Metro Moms today- Can you hear them now?  Yeah, I thought so.  Have I mentioned before that my kids are CRAZY loud?

Happy Hump Day,