My Middle Child
Pin itFor each of my children’s birthdays I write them a letter here… to read “someday”…. Sometimes I am a bit behind and I am NEVER early. My oldest and youngest got theirs “on time” this year, but not my middle daughter. Oh my poor middle child. Her birthday was in May. My calendar tells [...]
Literally
Pin itChildren. They are such literal thinkers, no? This morning at breakfast my 7 year-old daughter inquired about a song, Mom. You know that Annie song, “Tomorrow”?… It says, “Bet your bottom dollar”… Um… Is… Is that a bad song? It took a moment, but I realized what she was thinking… Can you imagine what [...]
Make Me Laugh Monday – My Children, My Madness, My Joy… and Also My Digressionses
Pin itI woke up one morning. I got out of bed. I heard my Mama… And what did she say? She said, “What do want, On your breakfast bread?” I said, “JAM ON IT!” Heh. ‘Member that rap? Ah…. childhood. I’ve always been a wrapper at heart. Even as a blue eyed white girl… whose [...]
Can I Be Totally Honest?
Pin itThis weekend sucked. I was going to “fluff” up the “sucked” part and be all, “This weekend was Stinky Stinkerson.” But if I wrote that, the the “totally honest” part of my title would not have been “totally honest”. It was not a weekend of illness. Nor a weekend of tragedy. Nor a weekend [...]
My Little Girls
Pin itDon’t let the picture fool ya. All that “primping”… all that pink. Because as soon as they step away from the mirror, one will hear/observe things like I experienced last night while we waited for big brother’s soccer practice to end… Olivia (7) sat on the grass (criss-cross applesauce-style) while Lucy (4) spun about [...]
Safety!
Pin itThis is what my kids yell after they fart. For if they are caught farting and do not shout “safety” the hearer/smeller of the fart yells “doorknob” and the fater must go touch a doorknob. This is commonplace in our home. Doesn’t matter if no one heard the fart. You’ll know it within moments. [...]
Original Versus Old
Pin itEdited: Go here! Go Here! It’s CHEERUPNATION!!! Want joy? Need joy? It’s all ovah the place at CHEERUPNATION! Also, a very special picture is up there today… I would say it is the fullness of my heart… Take a moment to click over. I promise, your face will not be able to resist a [...]
I Stand Corrected.
Pin itOK. So the other day week I was wandering the halls of Macy’s… lusting and drooling over… stuff. Non-specific stuff, really. I am distracted by pretty things, shiny things, thing-things, colorful things… of all thingness. The newer the better. And while sales are nice, it seems the stuff I adore the most… is never [...]
10 Years Ago Today I Became a Mom
Pin itAre you crying? No? Well, writing that title – a mere 8 words – made my heart volley with emotion. Joy. Fear. Overwhelm. Blessing. Pain. Recovery. Hope. Purpose. Love… And it all started with this kid. That’s my boy. My first-born. My son. A namesake. A compassionate. A comedian. A standard-holder. A promise keeper [...]
The Confessional – In Which I Nearly Lose My S H Double Hockey Sticks
Pin itA little explanation may be in order, cuz… SHLL (S H double hockey sticks) is not a word. My hubs and I came up with an alternate way of cursing. You know when people want to use “hell” as an expletive, but not actually be all expletive-y… they may say, “H E doublehockeysticks!” Well, [...]
