ok summer isn’t officially over yet. but its feeling nearer to the end. the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter! it was an absolutely gorgeous weekend, in the low to mid 80s! felt like our hellish […]
where do i start?
oh my heavens, i cannot tell you how happy it feels to have that damned big room DONE! the carpet/linoleum went in today. here’s a rundown of what’s left now: finish linoleum (carpet guy was missing what was needed to […]
just breathe….
i have to remind myself to breathe. i’m getting that worked up feeling where i’m feeling out of control with stress. after 3 years of having our house in chaos because of the big rm being out of commission and […]
A book to touch your soul
Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl in Hitler’s Germany, by Eleanor Ramrath Garner I stumbled upon this book while in the library looking for books on Eleanor Roosevelt. Literally just saw it on the shelf and picked it up because of […]
can i just brag on my little girl?
so remember that i made the rule that the kids cannot have any computer time unless they do their chores? well, for awhile they have decided they didn’t want computer time. little stinkers! but recently (and i had a feeling […]
don’t forget the little people
just wanted to take a minute to rant about how people treat video crews. probably other service people as well. most of y’all reading this probably won’t ever run an event that you’d even need to think of this…but perhaps […]
Notes from an Oprah Show
I’m going through some old video tapes and found an old Oprah show that caught my interest. It was a show about domestic violence leading to murder. The part that caught my interest was an interview with an abuser that […]
My dad understands…
“I don’t know how you do it all!” and similar comments is something I hear at least weekly from everyone. From strangers, from friends, from loved ones, from EVERYONE. And while I know it is well intentioned, it really wears […]
change in our days
well i am happy to say, thanks to my change in our routine, that my kids are not spending hours and hours every day on the computer. something that i was really feeling was a problem. over time, i managed […]
seriously, i don’t get it
this is all coming from an email i just got just now, so bear with me as i just need to vent… i just had someone email me because he says that he knows that i am trying to promote […]
what a wonderful xmas!
finally getting around to blogging about xmas…i have been waiting to get the pictures from adam, who already took them off the camera and uploaded to his computer. so hopefully by the time i finish this post he’ll have gotten […]
“the gift of giving”–sorta different perspective?
i mean “the gift of giving” in a little different sense. usually its used to mean that its a gift of giving something to someone, right? i am thinking of it in terms of giving my kids the gift of […]
hallelujah!!
ok, i seriously suck at regular housework…i mean i do it all the time but i can’t seem to maintain anything. and i’ve not been really great about consistency with the children with chores. i want to, and i really […]
proud mama
i have said here before that i tend to be very hard on myself and my parenting abilities and such. i am constantly critiquing myself and am my own worst critic. so right now i feel like posting some things […]
building up our immune systems
just came back from whole foods, where i spent a veritable fortune on illness prevention. but i think it will be worth it if it works. found out that yesterday we were all exposed to not 1, not 2, but […]
i’m just doing the best i can
i think. but maybe not. i know i can do better. i struggle constantly with being what i think is a good parent. and i guess in the scheme of things, i am doing pretty good. but lately things have […]
so much in my brain
as always, my brain is going a million gazillion miles a minute. i’m actually feeling really happy lately about not being on the go constantly. its a nice change. i really enjoy being able to know that i don’t have […]
nearly there
in just a few days i’ll be done with the madness of the past month. first TDC’s event, then halloween, then maeven’s birthday then her party…october/november are really crazy around here and i’m feelin it. will be glad to be […]
Today is my dh (darling husband’s) 39th birthday
So here’s some pics in his honor. The many faces of Adam. 🙂 From recent goofy pics: Tyren took these pics. I love how you can really see Adam’s blue eyes in them: One of my favorite pics ever of […]
RANT: Parents who dress children in scream masks
I posted all our Halloween pics on our shutterfly site. Kids had fun, but far too many instances of them getting scared. Maeven wanted to go home early because of it. 🙁 Just wanted to fume here for a sec […]
trying to get back to life as normal, whatever that is
well we made it through the event, (move it, dig it, do it: the science of machines) and it was a blast!! things turned out very well, even if the numbers weren’t anywhere i hoped they’d be. everyone that attended […]