Two pictures taken with the same camera, but by two different photographers. The quality is equal, but the focus is completely different. Near-sighted pictures and far-sighted pictures in a set, create a full story. With just one, the story is incomplete. I worry about feelings while Doug worries about things on a much bigger scale, […]
Stop cooking for everyone else and relax for the day. No vacuuming today either.
Newscoma said I am making the most economical choice if I rent a movie from on-demand. Since you are eating fresh fish and having conversations with grown-ups, I think it’s a fair trade. Oh, beware of green markers tomorrow night. I love you! Cathy
Being the biological creator of a child does not automatically bestow upon you the honor of a title as important as Mom or Dad. Those things are earned through your love, nurturing and relationship with a child as they grow to adulthood. It comes from being a part of a child’s life and not just […]
While the boys have fun with scouts and the girls have fun with their grandparents, I finished cleaning the girls’ room. Finally. I finished today while Evan napped. Evan was productive, too. He stripped naked and sprinkled every surface inside of and several outside of the crib. I brought out the old potty chair for […]
Doug and the older boys have gone camping for the weekend. Even though the weather is beautiful, they are having a fish fry tomorrow and he took my camera, Doug won’t have any fun. He is in one of his woulda, coulda, shoulda moods and will spend every moment thinking he should be doing something […]
Since I frequently am incapable of even a barely coherent sentence (“Evan, I mean Noah or whoever you are, get down from there.”), I am giving Twitter a try. One sentence posts give me something to do when I’m stuck waiting in carpool lines, too. If you Twitter, let me know so I can add […]
Interstate glitter – The papers and trash strewn about and flying all over the Interstate so that it feels like you are driving in Fred Sanford‘s snow globe.
At all the recent blogger gatherings, the topic of my green marker art on Doug’s face has been discussed. Since I am frequently deliberately vague with my blog postings, there seems to be some misconception about the marker’s purpose. I will try to explain in my typically unclear way. Many people think that the green […]
calm baths getting dressed buying groceries fresh fruits and vegetables in the fridge a full pantry listening to the children puppy breath toddler kisses taking pictures Amy singing clean laundry sweets petting Molly a clean house Tommy hugs the children being complimented playing in the cove until dark Noah giggles sheets fresh from the dryer […]