Posted in Moving on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
we went to the library this morning…
max was getting into the car, and i noticed he had grabbed this empty bag to bring with him. i thought it was neat ‘cuz mama didn’t even suggest it. perfect for loading with books.
max is sitting on the couch finishing off his easter candy with one quick swoop [...]
Posted in Future, Homeschooling, Max on April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“…but I don’t act like that at school, mama! I always listen to my teachers…” – Max
It was an interesting thing to hear from my oldest, that he recognizes how differently he behaves at school than at home. It also made me feel like school, although he does well, the teachers love him, [...]
Posted in Boundaries, Eating Well, Health, Max on April 13, 2009 | 3 Comments »
One thing I forgot to mention in my Easter post, was how funny I think it is that these holiday moments, often the ones I catch on film, are really anti-climatic! The excitement is in the preparation, in imagining the reaction of my children, and in the knowing of memories being created. Though, [...]
Posted in Holidays on April 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
yesterday, we colored our easter eggs. it’s my once a year craft project! i think next year, i’ll try some of the ideas shared over at, snip and snail, who is quite the creative mama.
yesterday, i also went to a beautiful wedding that lasted from, 1pm until 10:30pm (and even later as many other guests [...]
Posted in BellaGrace, Friends, Outings on April 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
i received a phone call from katie this morning, inviting us out to the beach. i knew i wanted to take the kids somewhere and had been trying to decide, mostly leaning towards a trip out to our local state park. the phone call was perfectly timed.
and, to make it even better, this was bella’s [...]
Posted in Anger, Max, Outings, Transition on April 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
today started off like any other day. max, bella, and i all woke up around 8am, papa had already left for work. max was super hungry so let me know in quite the demanding tone that it was time to get him some food. his attitude is like nails on a chalkboard lately. the funny [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
a while ago, i went to a reading for the book, lady’s hands, lion’s heart, by midwife author carol leonard. i was so excited to go because i had not been to a book reading since i lived in chicago. oh, the days when i lived in a city that every author actually wanted to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
about my last post, i have to mention that i shared with hal my new found glimpse into what it must have been like for him being a student, parent, and husband. we reminisced as we stood in the kitchen, our children screaming as they play, about how hard being new parents was for both [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
now that i am the one with papers to write and deadlines, small children under feet and little time to care for school business, i wish i could go back in time and show more empathy towards hal’s struggles to finish his master’s when he was a new papa. i was so unsympathetic towards [...]
Posted in Eating Well, Health, Illness, Transition on April 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
as most readers of this blog know, i have rheumatoid arthritis. briefly, this is a degenerative, chronic pain disease with no cure. fun, eh? for the most part, i keep it in check by keeping my stress levels at a low to nothing existence and my physical activity and major movement pretty much at nothing. [...]
