by suelarkinsweems | Jan 4, 2012 | Mumblings and Misadventures
I am extremely near-sighted. The last five years, I have only been able to see 20/20 in toric contact lenses. I went to the optometrist a week before Christmas. I knew that my vision has been blurring a little more recently, but I was hoping it was fatigue or my mind...
by suelarkinsweems | Jan 2, 2012 | The Experiment
We’re halfway through our year-long experiment of school from home. People ask me how it is going. I respond, “It’s a disaster.” I’m only half-kidding. While I want to be hypercritical of the whole thing, I have to admit we’re doing the best we can, and it’s going...
by suelarkinsweems | Dec 30, 2011 | Mumblings and Misadventures
About a year ago, when I was trying to avoid my now-completed thesis, I felt a tugging that I needed to begin writing again in earnest. I set a few goals for myself at the end of December: to write a page a day, to explore a more public audience like blogging, and to...
by suelarkinsweems | Dec 28, 2011 | On Military Life
It started becoming real at the dentist this past month. I got my teeth cleaned, and as the hygienist was trying to schedule me for my next cleaning in six months, I realized I won’t be here for it. First thought: WooHOo! Second thought: Oh no. We have hard copy...
by suelarkinsweems | Dec 23, 2011 | Mumblings and Misadventures
Are you dragging yourself to the Christmas finish line? I have felt that way some mornings this week. We’re not traveling this year, which leaves me torn. I’m happy not to be eight hours in airports and planes with four kids who are alternately over-excited and...
