I sound like Martha Stewart, don't I? Well, given that we're seven days into the new year...and it's a bitterly cold day here..but sunny...so yay... I wanted to share five very good things. (As opposed to, you know, five very bad things, because who really needs to be dragged down?) Granted, these are my good things...but they are entirely … [Read more...]
A Kid, a Couch, a Path, Destruction
(To his credit, that rip was already there.) Happy New Year, everyone! Any advice on where to get a nice couch? I am in earnest when I ask this, as we desperately need something more...intact than this one. My husband says Craig's List but I'm like, ew. Also, I'm thinking leather on account of Cate's allergies, though I did love my pretty … [Read more...]
Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and why I’m doing another Whole30
Merry Christmas! Are you having as much fun policing board game pieces as I am? One of my New Year's resolutions is to worry less about the mess and actually play the board games with them, which is why I said yes to playing Clue this morning. It was quite early when my 5-year-old asked—like, before-I'd-even-finished-my-first-coffee early—and … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas!
With love and blessings from our house to yours, … [Read more...]
Netflix Giftcard Winner, Gratuitous Birthday Pix and TWO (!) Bonus Coping Mechanisms
There's something to be said for getting things done at the last moment, because the winner of my give-away was the very last person to respond: This means that Lisa is the winner! Congratulations, Lisa! Please contact me with your mailing info, and enjoy watching all your favorite shows!! * * * On Saturday, we had a birthday … [Read more...]
Netflix Giveth
A December Give-Away (with a bonus coping mechanism thrown in at the end) Every now and then, my freelance work with Netflix means that a little treat shows up on my doorstep. I love that! This month, they sent me a goodie box for New Year's Eve (more on that in a week or so), and two complimentary gift cards for a year's subscription to their … [Read more...]
Desperately Seeking…
It's almost Christmas, (as you probably know), and once again I am learning the difference between what brings me peace and what does not. Baking with my 2-year-old does not bring peace. I do it for Advent penance. Donating 25 bags' worth of household goods & clothing definitely brought me peace. PLEASE don't tell the fire marshal … [Read more...]
A Lament, a Recipe, yet another Poem
So the thing about inadvertently dying one's hair black is... When your gray roots grow in, you have a skunk stripe. It's the Pepé le Pew look! (Goes with my French temperament.) * * * These cookies. Trust me. You want to bake them. * * * Yes, I know, another poem. Indulge me, please; it's a good one. I … [Read more...]
The Little Things
My daughter is crying in her room right now. We are both of us wounded, my daughter and I, hurt by the harsh words just exchanged. Our mother/daughter relationship—our mother/teenaged-daughter relationship—needs the healing power of humility. I need to be the one to say "I'm sorry." I need to remember what those years were like. I do … [Read more...]
An Advent Poem and an Anecdote
Happy feast of the Immaculate Conception! Are you finding the logistics of getting everyone to Mass a bit tricky? We are too, but it's always worth it. So we set up our tree last night, my husband and I, after the kids had gone to bed. I think it's beautiful before it's trimmed; in truth, I prefer it, but that's just me. When my … [Read more...]
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