As a mother, I am more than a little prone to doting on my children when they’re sick. Somehow, in my mind, their having contracted a virus means they’ve earned a reward for all their courage.Why is this? My daughter picks up a germ from some doorknob and suddenly she’s a hero?Don’t ask me. I just live and mother here.This week, then, we’ve had a … [Read more...]
Maggie’s Quick Picks: Hancock
The hu’band and I went to Hancock last night.Amazingly enough, I liked it.Funny, crass, surprising, clever, and quite politically incorrect, Hancock is a good date movie if you (and your date) are willing to let yourself believe the completely unbelievable.Which, when you think about it, is what we’re asked to do for most movies.There are a couple … [Read more...]
The New Formality?
My friend, Erin, has written a post around a comment I left at her blog this afternoon. I’m taking the bait because it is a subject that much intrigues me—that of names (not again!) and titles and the ways in which our children address grown-ups.Erin says:“Generally, the world suffers from too little, not too much, civility. If I could go back and … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
The Beach EditionCheck out all the Wordless Wednesday participants here and here.HT: Angie :)Ad Jesum per Mariam, … [Read more...]
Irresistible
As in, this one-word meme that I saw over at The Bookworm's.I fudged a bit on a couple of answers, but given how very VERBOSE I am in general, I thought I did okay.And I had fun.So there.Let's play.1. Where is your cell phone? Son2. Your significant other? Detroit3. Your hair? Bedraggled4. Your mother? Rita5. Your father? George6. Your favorite … [Read more...]
Mammograms are unpleasant.
I know. I had my first one at noon today.It was a routine exam--nothing serious--but man.I got squished and squashed and pushed on hard. Even better, I got to make small talk as it happened.“Oof,” I thought. “This is not fun.”I was dismissed by the technician whose eyes told me nothing. “If everything’s okay,” she said, “You’ll get a letter in … [Read more...]
The One Where I Take a Little Trip
Where I was:Near a lake in central Minnesota.(Centrasota to the savvy)What I did:Walked away from this blog and all its problems.(Not really. It was time for our annual trip to family camp.)Who I called (whom I called?) to bail me out:My mystery blogger and dear friend of the heart, Diane.Isn’t she just a honey? I love Diane and I love her sense of … [Read more...]
The Cost of Redemption
( The Third and Final Installment of the Mystery Blogger...you can all rest easier tonight)Do you remember how you felt on the day you graduated from college? Or the night you became engaged to your future husband? So much hope and promise ahead of you, so many dreams and ideals about how your life would unfold. The glorious beauty of a new … [Read more...]
Mystery Blogger, Part 2
Oh boy. I am so tempted not to reveal my identity. I didn't realize how much fun this would be. And I may be sorry when it's all over...oh, the disappointment (and fury) it may bring.I will tell you that I am not Margaret or Maggie or any other person residing in her body. Batty as she may be at times, Margaret does not, as far as I can tell, … [Read more...]
I Am Not Who You Think I Am
I interrupt this blog for an important announcement.The Artist Formerly Known as Margaret and Then Maggie and Now Margaret Again has checked out. Mentally.I'm not kidding.I have no empirical evidence to prove it, but personally I believe that this whole blog identity thing finally cracked her. Let's be honest, she has been teetering on the edge … [Read more...]
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