Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
That if only my husband would take the kids away for a week...Or perhaps a week of weeks...Then I could get this house in order.But then I'd be lonely and watch movies the whole time.And my husband would kill me when he got back. … [Read more...]
At least, they do when their sisters dress them.(The mini-Tootsie Roll Pop is optional.)Please don't tell the brothers when they get home. George would never live it down.AMDG, … [Read more...]
Here’s the thing.The brothers are away, see—both of them. The brothers are away at Scout camp for the entire week, and my mom misses them like crazy.Going home to see her family in North Dakota helped…a bit.Taking me and my sisters to the pool while there? Another nice distraction, yeah, though I know she felt “incomplete” as a family and that her … [Read more...]
I can’t believe I just wrote that title.Am I really a soccer mom? If so, how did I get here? I never planned to be a soccer mom.I’d always thought of myself as a stay-home-and-read-a-good-book kind of mom. Or how about a stay-home-and-bake-cookies mom? I could do that. I have done that.This business, though, of driving my children from this sport … [Read more...]
Of course you are.Unless you’re, like, Canadian. And then you’re probably…not.Or are you?My husband has the day off today and as such we are in the camp of those still celebrating. He’s at the gun club as I type, celebrating his freedom & independence (and not mention, the 2nd Amendment) with his buddies.(He’s got his guns and I got my blog. … [Read more...]
Happy 4th, everyone!With love & blessings from our home to yours, … [Read more...]
It’s a good thing I’m not getting paid to update this blog every day, ‘cause if I were…Man, would my boss be mad at me.We’re still here though, as overworked and underpaid as always. Our days alternate between lazy-daisy and crazy-busy, in true summer fashion, and I find that—as always—I am eating up the season in great big gulps. I love summer in … [Read more...]
[Vol. XVIII for Me]The “Help! I’m-Trapped-in-the-CVBS-Nursery!” Edition~ Take 1 ~Having taken last summer off to—oh, I don’t know, have a baby or something—I am back in the Bible School daycare this year as a volunteer.~ Take 2 ~My son is happy with this choice, as it affords him ample opportunities to flirt with the teenage helpers.~ Take 3 ~I do … [Read more...]
(And On Gushing When I Did So)It’s hard not to get one’s hopes up when attending a famous writer’s talk. Will I get to meet her?Will she think I’m cool?Will we become fast friends and coffee buddies?The answer, in this case, is a single word: No.No, no, and again, no.What’d I expect? It was Kate DiCamillo.And there were hundreds of other people … [Read more...]
The Lazy Days of Summer EditionSo lazy, in fact, that I’m posting this at 11:00 p.m.Hey, it’s still Friday.~ Take 1 ~Felicity’s ballet recital was an absolute delight. She smiled the whole time and was as cool as a cucumber (dressed in red).Yes, I cried when she came on stage, and no, this photo is not from the actual performance. Are you kidding? … [Read more...]
