will he or won’t he? Even though I’m a firm believer that televisions do not belong in the bedroom, I have been semi-pleading with hubby to please let us have one. He is reluctant. Trouble in paradise? No way! However,… Read more
hunger pains Who made up the rule about not eating after midnight the night before surgery? Clearly there must be a little grace time for me since it’s only early morning right now and my procedure isn’t… Read more
good news, bad news Went to the doctor’s office today. The good news is that they didn’t make me stand on a weight scale. Now that’s a happy thing especially since their scales always seem to need recalibrating. **Raise… Read more
innocence Conversation after Joshie gets a new book that I need to review and edit before he reads it. Joshie: “Mommy, pretend all of the bad words in it are a ‘5’. How many bad words… Read more
permit for keys Has this day actually arrived? This is it. Alex’s first official driving lesson. On the road. With other drivers. I promised him I wouldn’t freak out until after he left. I’ll make good on that… Read more
merry christmas eve to all I posted this last year. It’s safe to say that this has become my official Christmas reflection song. What is yours? Lyrics below. Mary, Did You Know Mary did you know that your baby boy… Read more
star wars Alex’s friend, Simon, spent the night here last Thursday so that I could drop them off at the theater to see “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” on opening day. I kept emphasizing how long the… Read more
2015 christmas cookie bake & chow In 2013, we held our first ever “Christmas Cookie Bake & Chow” with our friends, the Vickerys. It was a combination of an all day cookie baking marathon with dinner to follow. So much sugar,… Read more
babysitter cancelled, no prob Last night, the person scheduled to care for G while we went to church texted to say that she was on her way back from an exhausting trip from an Idaho dog shelter. I felt… Read more
goosebumps to brom Joshie is a heavy duty reader. I love that about him. Joshie has always loved anything creepy (bugs, spiders, monsters). I’m a squeamish girl. I try to love that about him! However, now that he… Read more
just because: holiday spice flat white I live in rush mode. Sometimes, most of the time, too much of the time, it’s self-imposed. But other times, I have no choice. The “I have no choice” times overwhelmingly outweigh the “self-imposed” times. … Read more
shaken, not stirred Right? I birthed 2 little James Bond-Secret Service-ear piece wearing boys. And I couldn’t be happier 🙂 ~click here to add/view comments~ Read more