Happy Thanksgiving!
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Heian Nidan
One of the things I have tried to teach our kids over the years is the importance of setting goals. We have daily goals for our school work, which they dutifully examine and cross off throughout the day. We have our chore charts, which get completed at times more religiously than others. But it’s been…
Moments
Many times, the year seems to fly by as one big blur. Significant events are strung together by days and days of ordinary. As hard as I try, I often don’t take notice of the little things. I look back and realize another year has gone, and I’m not sure where it went. But this…
Showered
I’m so thankful for my sweet friends… They blessed me with unbelievable food… their hospitality… gifts… And A Musing Mom made these adorable party favors. Scented bath salts. My favorite. But mostly, I’m just so thankful for their encouragement, friendship and support. I feel very blessed. (Ten more days!) Don’t miss a post. Subscribe in…
You don’t know Jacques
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you already know I have a thing about the names of nail polish color. I love OPI. I love all the creative names they make up for their colors. My real interest in the names of polish started a few years ago when I chose a…
Baby face
This morning, my 5-year-old daughter and I were taking some time to play a little game with the baby. Baby would stretch out her leg, and we could see her little foot jutting beneath the skin on my right side. My daughter would rub her foot, and we would watch as she would stick her…
Her
Here she comes. Schlepping into church. Twenty minutes late. Again? Her big pregnant belly. No husband. Those three kids running through the parking lot. Why does she even bother? The service will be halfway over before she finds a seat. Those boys wear the same shirts every week. And what about her daughter? Sweatpants and…
You before me
I’m not sure what I did to deserve this. Twelve years ago, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. But somehow, some way, I have been tremendously blessed. I really can’t say enough good things about my husband today on our anniversary. He’s handsome. He’s kind. He’s so darned easy to get…
Bottle caps, weddings and cartoons
I’ve been checking off my list of big events that need to happen before Baby can be born in 19 days. Last night was one of the bigger ones. The ladies at my home-school co-op put together a shopping night to raise money to pay our facility fee. I made a decision earlier this year…
My inner bird
I found out recently that just a few months after I was born, another very special and influential set of characters also came into the world. This week, Sesame Street celebrated its 40th birthday. Just think, if I had been born a few years earlier, I might have missed the chance to spend my “nursery…