Thick with thought.
Pin itDo you know what I mean? The constant spinning of one’s mind. Thought after thought after thought builds on thought after thought after thought… Free association, if you will. The list of to-do’s… The consequences of not accomplishing the to-do’s… What NEEDS to be done? What on that list is do or die? If [...]
The Olympics, Blog 365 and melatonin… among other things.
Pin itIt is August 11th, and I have blogged everyday of 2008. Man am I tired. It hasn’t been hard to come up with things to write about, but it has been hard to find the time to write about the things I really want to. It is even harder to keep up blog reading! [...]
Help is not all that helpful.
Pin it***From the mind of the mother of 3 children. A post in which I propose and prove the following theory: “help” is – in fact- a form medieval torture for mothers.*** I don’t like “help”. Often times (read: every… time…), help is, actually Not. All. That. Helpful. It’s not that I want or need to do [...]
Ahhh! Gahhh! Squeee!!! Ahhh!!!
Pin itSee that? I’m excited. See that!? I. Am. S to the tressed! See that?!! I am REALLY reeeeeeellly excited. Ahhh! Ahhh! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
I taught Sunday school
Pin itthe other day… To the 2-4 year old class. There were 10 of Them. Ten. My chest hurts thinking about it. I got my degree in Social Studies. I received a teaching credential to teach at the secondary level. I actually taught high school for a whole year. I decided to teach youth because [...]
Remember the Sunsets: The Last Day of School
Pin itToday was The Last Day of School and it makes me feel old… aged… older… aging…. sad. When my life evolved to the point where it made sense to have a baby, I pictured myself the mommy of a soft baby, with buttercream for skin. Forever. My daydreams never veered. The whole world was [...]
Party shortcuts: a few ideas on a Strawberry Shortcake party.
Pin itAs I age, my standards get lower and lower and lower. Kind of like my… whatever…. My first child’s first birthday party had 2 character cakes (Bob & Larry of VeggieTales), goody bags, a BBQ with homemade salads, hand chopped produce, homemade side dishes, and hand made invitations as well as thank you cards… [...]
Good News & Bad News
Pin itThe good news: Flocasts.org! I. Am. In. Lu-huv. Katie’s daughter, “E” (I call her E-Speed, cuz she’s a Speedy Speederson) is on the local high school track team. She and Katie introduced me to this handy little site. I can’t tell you how many miles I have driven to map out a long run. [...]
Amish Friendship Bread, among other things
Pin itGoody! A list of Downey Downersons: My Amish Friendship Bread is baking for another 35 minutes… The kids wanted to help make it. I forgot until after they were asleep (thank you Lord they fell asleep). It is day 10, and I had to make it. I am so bummed the kids didn’t get [...]
"Mo-ooooommm!!!…"
Pin itOlivia cried early this morning, “The Tooth Fairy didn’t come!!!” That darned tooth had been hanging for weeks. The Tooth Fairy SHOULD NOT have missed her delivery. Plus, Olivia just broke her wrist – the Tooth Fairy should never miss visiting the 6-year-old-girl with lopsided ponytails and a broken wrist. Joel added from across [...]
