Sometimes it is the little things that set you off. Something got under my skin a couple of days ago, and I have been alternately down and annoyed since then. Of course, this makes the other little things in life seem a lot more difficult to deal with. So, I guess today started out without [...]
Entries from April 2008
April 28, 2008
Well, Now, That’s a Great Question
After much begging on the part of my boys this morning, we all loaded up and headed to the local children’s museum. And can I just say–very impressed with myself for doing so. This is the first time that I have taken all four of them there by myself, and it went wonderfully.
They played, we [...]
April 27, 2008
My New Favorite Blog
OK, I stumbled across a blog yesterday that I had never seen before. And I’m hooked. Now, I’ll admit, you may need to be female, have a sense of humor, and not be easily offended to enjoy it (oh, and having been pregnant will also help). Of course, even Sean has laughed at the posts [...]
April 25, 2008
Things You Shouldn’t Do…
Right before dinnertime, you really shouldn’t give your kids bowls of dry cereal because you are tired of hearing them say they are hungry.
When the baby is crying, you shouldn’t decide he can wait a few more minutes until you get dinner into the oven.
When the baby stops crying, you shouldn’t pat yourself on the [...]
April 22, 2008
Five Years Ago Today
Five years ago today, I woke up, showered, got ready and went to work like any other day.
But it wasn’t.
Five years ago today, I sat at my desk and stared at my computer screen, unable to focus my mind and work. I thought about the young woman I had met just a few days earlier. [...]
April 20, 2008
So Much for the Reverence Child
Church today started out like most do–slide in just before it starts, feel blood pressure rising as kids wiggle in and out of the pews…Half-way through the first hour (um, yeah, we go to church for three hours every week, but I do get to dump off take my kids to their classes after the [...]
April 18, 2008
They Really Do Love Each Other
N’s birthday is next week. Sean’s dad thought it would be fun to do a pre-birthday “special day” with Grandpa, so he picked N~ up this morning to hang out for the day and spend the night there with another one of his cousins. N~ was thrilled about the idea. He packed his own bag [...]
April 18, 2008
Ode to a Sunny Day and a Trampoline
Spring has come from out of nowhere in my area, and life is suddenly very different. Dealing with the kids has been awesome. The past few days have been mid-60’s to 70’s, and grandma has been babysitting cousins next door, so we had two days of a midget herd. At its height, there were three [...]
April 10, 2008
The Greatest Reward
If you have been reading my blog for any amount of time, you should be familiar with the Vietnam blankie project that I did with the girls at my church (and then my mother took over). We started in October, and the blankie buddies were finally delivered to Quinn’s orphanage about two weeks ago.
I don’t [...]
April 9, 2008
Reflections of Youth
Well she was an American girlRaised on promisesShe couldn’t help thinkin’ that thereWas a little more to lifeSomewhere elseAfter all it was a great big worldWith lots of places to run to
On my way to our youth activity tonight, I went through the drive thru at Taco Bell to get something for dinner. I sat [...]
