Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
George, this morning: Are the beenanas ripe? Me, in response: Yes, the "beenanas" are ripe. Would you like one? George: Yup. George, passing by the computer as I typed this post: I didn't know you could spell “four” with letters! Me: {heart melting} Do you have a 4-year-old? Are they not awesome? I think when it comes to … [Read more...]
...and their thoughts on deer. I can honestly say that my husband is one of the best influences in my daughters' lives. For all his obnoxious sarcasm when they just want a straight answer...for all his stubborn insistence that they play at least one sport...for all the ways that he pushes them to “stay the course” when it comes to, say, … [Read more...]
We've had a big Pro-Life sign in our garage since the '04 election. George W. Bush. Remember him? I wondered out loud if we should put it on our lawn today, second-guessing myself every step of the way. Who wants to be thought of as a zealot by her neighbors? And then Felicity in all her 11-year-old frankness said, "If you don't put it out, how can … [Read more...]
I never knew my grandparents. My godfather is dead (may he rest in peace) but my godmother? She's one of my very best friends. What a gift, then, to get to know one's extended family! When I am old and gray and full of sleep, these memories will sustain me. That...and embarrass my children, of course. "Do you remember how Mom always had … [Read more...]
Here we Minnesotans go again. Although the start of the week brought us balmy temps, (We saw the 30's! A heat wave!), the mercury is expected to steadily drop today and by tomorrow... Photo Credit: Felicity ...we're expecting a "high" in the low teens with wind chills way below zero. What's more, parts of the state are … [Read more...]
I decided to choose a Word for the Year and it is: This is an especially good word for me because I often forget TO breathe. You wouldn't think that was possible but it is and I'm proof. It's very uncomfortable to go without breathing. I turn blue and the kids back away from me slowly. Not anymore, though, because I've got a new word! And … [Read more...]
...is tomorrow from 3:00 to 6:30. I'll be there. Will you? This book club has been one of the best things for me this past year. The Good Earth, A Lantern in her Hand, Homer's Odyssey...these are not books that I would have picked up on my own, but I have read--and loved--the first two and The Odyssey {gulp}is next on our list. Good books get … [Read more...]
I took these photos on Monday morning. I took them because I liked the light. I took them because these kids are cute. I took them because I might one day need blackmail. Just ask my teen-aged sons about this. I took them because I'm in "survival mode" these days, but if I pause now and then to just focus on the moment...not forgetting, of … [Read more...]
(Literally.) Linking up with Sarah @ Amongst Lovely Things. I'm going to love this series. … [Read more...]
...someone's decided that he's quite enough celebrating, thankyouverymuch. That would be a white chocolate-dipped pretzel, by the way. Minus most the chocolate. Little does this kid know that we're still celebrating! Indeed, we're having his very own godparents over tomorrow to celebrate...wait for it...his first birthday that was, like, … [Read more...]
