I'm not good at asking questions. I think it stems from being an oldest child. I like knowing everything, and if I don't know everything, it seemed better to pretend I knew, and figure it out as I went along, rather than appearing to be slightly less competent. I'm good at pretending I know stuff. … Continue reading Questions
Spring and Imagining Gardens
This makes me happy. I went in to Kroger for milk and bread yesterday. (No, there are no snow storms in sight; we just needed bread and milk. And strawberries. And orange juice. And flushable wipes. And wine. I promise, just because I mention wine two posts in a row, doesn't mean I love it like Pioneer … Continue reading Spring and Imagining Gardens
It Doesn’t Have to Be Hard – Not Even in the Hospital
Let me tell you a story. Last month I had my birthday. Yay! The weather predicted snow, so there was no school; while we waited for the snow to start, we all went out to lunch. As we drove away from the restaurant, the first big, fluffy flakes started to fall. Then we had fun out … Continue reading It Doesn’t Have to Be Hard – Not Even in the Hospital
Because
Because... It's Friday. Baby Belle was hungry. I've been cleaning the house all day. Meeting the kindergartener at cafeteria for lunch doesn't allow for actually eating. Waffle fries sounded better than most other options for lunch. Lemonade. I needed a bribe for the 3 year old.
Do like that
It's a rainy day. It rained all night. It rained while I was getting the kindergartener up, fed, dressed, and into her rain jacket. The alarm on my phone went off to tell us it was time to go out to the bus stop. Then, it wasn't raining. It's still not warm outside, but it … Continue reading Do like that
Breakfast Scramble
Cold weather brings out my inner chef. The "feels like" is about -3 degrees F, and really, who cares what the actual temperature is, as long as it feels really ridiculously cold. So this morning, after dropping off the preschooler, and while the kindergartener who s home with an ear infection watched Dinosaur Train from … Continue reading Breakfast Scramble
Unseasonable Beauty
Sometimes beauty pops up at the wrong time. Nobody told these daffodils that they weren't supposed to come up yet. Nobody told them not to bloom. They just did. We had a warm spell about 6 weeks ago, following a pretty hard cold snap. These guys pushed through the ground around the beginning of January, really … Continue reading Unseasonable Beauty
Greater Than
Love is greater. Greater than doubt Greater than fear Greater than meanness Greater than bickering Greater than laziness Greater than gossip Greater than preference Greater than sin Greater than righteousness Greater than abilities Greater than my best Greater than my worst Greater than their worst Greater than addiction Greater than fitness Greater than skill Greater … Continue reading Greater Than
Grass fed with a side of fries
Last night my 3-year-old and I had the evening to ourselves. So after sending the Kindergartener and her daddy out to a special Valentine's Day dance, we ran to the car against the blustery wind, slammed the door with a gasp, and drove off to pick up eggs and meat from a local farmer. This is a great arrangement. … Continue reading Grass fed with a side of fries
Things I say…
...to my three-year-old: "Are you going to eat the rest of this cookie, now that you ate the chocolate out of the middle?"