Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
And this is what I think.I think that some of you are probably rolling your eyes at the duration of my blogging sabbatical. If that’s the case, don’t read this post! Go away right now and come back in a month.I think that some of you—no, most of you—are very, very kind to have responded to yesterday’s pitiful mewing. Do you know what? Your prayers … [Read more...]
I’m not doing so well right now.It’s nothing terminal and for that I’m thinking, “Well then, what’s my problem?” It’s everything and it’s nothing. It’s feeling incredibly lonely while being overwhelmingly busy; it’s looking to the Internet for friendship and comfort when the answers are on this end.It’s wondering how a successful mother does it … [Read more...]
Ed. Note: This posted was published earlier today and then yanked in a fit of angst. I am going through a period of emotional upheaval today--the Dark Night of the Soul, perhaps? Ha. I'm nowhere near it--which is wreaking havoc in every arena. Here it is again, though. Read fast--there is no guarantee that it'll be up tomorrow. The other day my … [Read more...]
Margaret in Minnesota.I am a wife, a mother, and a would-be writer…and today is the second anniversary of this blog.(I wrote about why I started it here.)In honor of all the good that has come from starting this online journal—the friendships of the heart, the creative inspiration, the desire to be a better homemaker and home educator—I am … [Read more...]
from Margaret in Pennsylvania, who has not stopped coughing since her arrival in Lancaster County.I coughed my way onto the airplane.I coughed my way across half of the continental USA.And I coughed my way through today's conference.(It was a very good conference, by the way.)Still I cough, which is why I am here...alone...in my hotel room...while … [Read more...]
I’m stalling and I can’t get up.Not only do I have a very long post in the making—my next “Hitting Bottom” installment—I also have one heck of a cold to contend with as I edit.Will my roommates during this weekend’s conference kick me out for all my hacking?Will I finish the post before I go?Stay tuned (but if you do, stay back). I mean it now. I … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
Just kidding.I shall bring an end to this existential, midlife drama with an announcement: I am going to stick with Margaret.This is not to say that I don’t like “Maggie,” because I do. (As you well know.) You are welcome to call me Maggie if you’re so inclined, or you may call me Margaret.You may not call me Madge or Daisy.I have given a lot of … [Read more...]
…about the name change, and as such you are welcome to keep on voting.Come on. Surely this has to be the most trivial of problems on your plate today and the easiest of elections in light of the BIG ones coming up in November.Plus I am about 90% sanguine in temperament and am strongly moved by the force of a good argument.And that, my friend, is … [Read more...]
