Some people revere Confucius and quote his wise words to shape their lives. Growing up, we quoted the immortal advice of my great-grandmother: "Don't pick at it." These days in our house, we quote the wisdom of Mrs Tania. Tania is my son Jackson's teacher at school, and I hope someday we'll be best friends... Continue Reading →
Pass the Wine
Today I vacuumed, like, the really big vacuum you do once a month where you move the furniture and really get every crumb. The whir of the vacuum was a soothing white noise to the clang of toys and the squeal of toddlers, and it gave me time to think. I recently read an article... Continue Reading →
Bon Voyage
Hulu recently changed up their platform to make it harder to navigate and less user-friendly, which means when I have a free moment and want to watch a TV show or movie, I can't because it's too complicated. While I can't find shows I regularly watch on Hulu, or search for movies without offensive violence,... Continue Reading →
Fireworks
Tomorrow we will celebrate with the kids by splashing around in an inflatable pool and eating ice cream (sad dairy-free style for Archer) to commemorate the birth of our nation. It will be a fun day of playing with the kids, enjoying the almost oppressive sunshine, and eating the delicacies of our forefathers: hot dogs... Continue Reading →
Incompetent
As you may have gathered from the colorful, eclectic design of my blog, I'm both very artistic and excellent with computers. In truth, I can pretty much use Microsoft Word unsupervised, but one time the tab got all messed up and I cried until Robby helped me fix it. I don't know why electronics elicit... Continue Reading →
My Drunk Friend
I am proud to say I can now reasonably tolerate messes made by my children. My husband called me over to the living room and gently pointed out the horror movie-style smeared hand print on the wall, and I just rolled my eyes. Yea, we're going to have to repaint every surface when we move.... Continue Reading →
Hueco
I'm spending some time alone to get the writing part of the book completed this weekend (!!) and I decided to choose an AirB&B in Texas this time, rather than New Mexico. NM is beautiful, and seems to have more places to stay, but if you look a little harder you can find amazing options... Continue Reading →
The Embrace
After a busy trip east to visit family we are back home safe and sound! I've made plans to get away this weekend and write, and after that I might be finished with the book, in terms of content, but then comes editing (booo). I accomplished next to nothing while we were away, so I... Continue Reading →
Stowaway
In a fit of spontaneity, I decided to take the kids to Austin for a week while Hubs was away at a conference for federal prosecutors in Dallas. Â It's actually pretty difficult to be spontaneous as a parent, what with all the gear and planning involved in the care and feeding of two small children,... Continue Reading →
A Prayer for Mothers
When you awake on your special day, A day all yours each year in May, Please hear my prayer for you And say one for me, too. You are tired, you are stressed, When you should be feeling blessed. You are resilient, you are tough, And your best is good enough. Look within yourself and... Continue Reading →
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