Summer Recap....

School is in full force now.  Austin and King actually brought home progress reports a couple of days ago; and I'm proud to say out of 10 classes between them,  there was only one C!!  Wanna guess who got the C and in what subject?  Yep!  Kingston...and reading.  The boy hates to read, but he's off to a good start this year overall.  We're just encouraging him to stay focused and to do his best. 
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So, I'm finally back...

...for good this time.  We finally got our second computer all hooked up and ready to go.  Now we can say that we are a Mac and a PC family.  No choices to make there.  I do wish, however; that I could reverse the decision to turn my family room into command central. Lon's desk is on one wall and mine is on the adjacent wall.  Were it not for the bookshelf standing between our spaces, our desks would make the perfect "L" shape. 

But this setup is anything but perfect.  Neither of us has been getting much work done. Lon's favorite three-liner is, "Look at this!"  Not a second later am I expected to turn my big comfy chair around (messing up some serious chill time) and look at...something ridiculous on his Facebook page.

I guess I can't talk.  Since the PC has been set up, I've been working on a new look for DHM. Every time I change the color or the design,  I'll turn and ask, "Wha'cha think about this?" He flips up a big fake thumb-ups and goes back to whatever he's working on.  So our perfect little setup...ain't so perfect.  Simply put - we get on each other's nerves.

Funny, though, how nothing beats those times when we're actually working and being productive. The kids are hanging out with their friends and there are no interruptions  - and we actually bounce some really great ideas off each other. That makes it all worth it.

So, I'm whipping myself back into shape and getting DHM ready.  New recipes, movie reviews, and recaps on my favorite prime-time shows are in store. That, and all the latest happenings with the Burney's!

Not Quite Back Yet...

I finally got a minute of time to myself to post a few words.  It's been quite a busy summer.  I thought once the kids were out of school things would be easier.  I was wrong.  It just meant a messier house to clean, more trips to the grocery store, more clothes to wash and more brain power to find things to keep them busy - and from killing each other.  Kingston started washing dishes - alone - this summer.  All the fights about who's night it is and who had the most dishes to wash is funny and frustrating at the same time.

When the Cat's Away...

Just a little sad and disappointed tonight.   Sad because my children are gone on a mini summer vacay to South Florida.  My SIL, Chanda, spent the weekend in town for my newest nephew's baby shower.  She swooped up Austin and King in the middle of the day while we were at work yesterday.  Now, they're living large and chilling on the beach.
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Movie Monday: To Be Or Not To Be...Transformed

Let me start with a disclaimer: I am not a big fan of action movies. This review will reflect that. Don’t get me wrong, I like them, but I can watch them or not watch them.  If I’m trying to spend time with Lon or Lon and kids, then I’ll sit through one. 
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Who You Calling Dark-Skinned & Stuckup!

Some of you may be wondering why I chose to do a blog, and why I keep putting all these posts on Facebook. It’s probably annoying.  I know…you can tell me.  Well, everything I mentioned in About Me and About DHM still applies, but I’m also doing it for other more personal reasons.  
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Freedom Is Not Free & Life Is Not Promised

I was up late last night writing an entry for today.  Before I went to sleep, I browsed my Facebook page.  Some of my high school classmates had posted a story about a Memphis officer who had been killed in the line of duty.  It scared me that the article was posted by a couple of different people. 
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