Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
It’s Felicity.My mom is still on retreat but she has given me permission to post “something happy”, as she calls it.This is me and Grandpa on the farm.He doesn’t really live on a farm, but he has a tractor and he let me drive it.And that was good enough for me.Bye for now!Love,Felicity … [Read more...]
I expected to be entertained by the rousing good thriller that my husband & I watched this weekend. I did not expect to be weeping by the end of it. (You’ve pretty much got me pegged by now, haven’t you. Yes, well, I can be a weepy person.)The movie dealt with some of life’s most complicated themes: the love of a man and his wife grown cold; the … [Read more...]
6-year-old Cate likes to push Momma’s buttons by pulling the puffy, elastic sleeves of her dress down around her shoulders, like a showgirl. She knows better, but she also knows she’ll get a strong reaction from her mother,every time.“Now would Mary dress like this?” I asked her, taking the bait.“No,” came the rejoinder. “Mary was a little Jewish … [Read more...]
Or, conversely titled, a good place to lose your money, your kids & your waistline.Depending on how you look at it.So the kids and I were enjoying a quiet morning at home yesterday when I was struck upside the head—mid laundry—with one of those untoward, unwelcome temptations. You know the kind: I’m a really boring parent and I’m ruining my … [Read more...]
I’ll be back with the official post after we’ve all come down.Make an on-line slideshow at www.OneTrueMedia.com … [Read more...]
“And when we find what we’re looking forWe’ll drop these bags and search no more‘Cause it’s gonna feel like heaven when we’re home.”(from Heaven When We’re Home byThe Wailin’ Jennys)I am sad that my husband’s mother is in Siena, Italy without me, butI am happy that she let me baby-sit some of her CDs while she’s away, andI am very, very happy that … [Read more...]
Following the promptings of my heart and the (rather strong) encouragement of my husband, I will be switching over to pseudonyms for my children. In my top menu bar is a button titled “About Us”. You can meet the new cast of characters there. … [Read more...]
When I am old and retired, I will have the time I need to have a beautiful garden.This is what I tell myself most days.Either that, or I will win the lottery and hire grounds people!So far, though, I am not all that proficient with the little plots of land that are my garden. They are big; they are overgrown; they are weedy. I know there are things … [Read more...]
I had to interrupt my daughters’ game at lunchtime: “Girls,” I said, poking my head out the front door, “It’s time to come in for lunch.”“Mommy!” Felicity looked up from her “house” excitedly. “We’re making soup, too!”She paused briefly to sprinkle a few more petals into the “pot”.“This is ooah ooah,” she said, “this pink stuff is, and it’s … [Read more...]
Subtitled: How we stayed sane during all of our summer lessons drive time, with a good rousing read-aloud thrown in for good measure.The Wiggles: Here Comes the Big Red CarThe music in this CD is happy, fun and very well done. We checked it out from the library and had to renew it after three weeks, we liked it so much. Included are many classic … [Read more...]
