we had a party weekend around here.
friday night, i went {solo} to an old high school friend’s home for a gathering of several very naughty and funny ladies. some were people i casually knew back in the day but don’t know at all in these times. this historical flash-back put me in a bit of [...]
Archive for August, 2009
“If I can’t dance – I don’t want to be part of your revolution.”
Posted in Mothering, Respite on August 31, 2009 | Comments Off
“While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.”
Posted in BellaGrace, Home, Max, School on August 26, 2009 | Comments Off
enough time to relax and write, but not enough time to dive into reading school stuff – this is my wednesday during the three hours max is away from home. there is some cooking and playing with bella to be done, some surfing on the net and of-course, some snuggling.
bella visited her classroom for a [...]
“Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.” ~ Mark Twain
Posted in School on August 25, 2009 | Comments Off
hey, i love this being busy all day business! it reminds me of how life was before i developed rheumatoid arthritis. it seemed that everyday dad would tell me to slow down, have dinner with him, watch a movie, but i was always go_go_go. in chicago, same thing – hal and i constantly walked EVERYWHERE, [...]
The Last Weekend
Posted in BellaGrace, Max, Transition on August 24, 2009 | Comments Off
Our weekend before school…
and my personal favorite…
i never thought i’d look forward to the first day of school this much. max had a ball with his new class, today, and bella didn’t want to leave with me when we dropped him off. she is going to have a lot of fun in her class, too. [...]
papa & max & their obvious dna similarities.
Posted in BellaGrace, Max, Toys on August 22, 2009 | Comments Off
max is really into bakugans. he collects them. even has a special carrying case that holds ten toys along with their accompanying cards. this case is nearly filled and i’m expecting a second one will be requested soon. these are his special toys right now. the dinosaurs that he still loves but rarely plays with [...]
“Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.”
Posted in Respite on August 21, 2009 | Comments Off
this afternoon my mil called to ask if i could drive out to her place and unlock her house so she could get back into it. she locked herself out. she never had this problem before because grandma was always around to let her in when the door locked behind her. no problem, its not [...]
time to change rides, the moon has spoken, the car is broken {not my actual, car}.
Posted in Uncategorized on August 21, 2009 | Comments Off
one. more. day. {that would be today} to go. until the moon’s pull begins her ripple affect, the tides shift, and my life turns in a new direction. eeek! so excited over here, like a big fat dork.
in other news, a good friend recently had a new moon shift of her own and finalized her [...]
a little ranty rant {but a nice one}
Posted in Uncategorized on August 20, 2009 | Comments Off
one of my kids hit “Publish,” and another version of this post, very similar though, got published. oops! good thing this wasn’t a vent about the modern day idea of the word “community” that still needed lots of editing to soften it up! i’ve been known to go off on this subject in real life [...]
“i’m a lucky mama,” i tell my children every day.
Posted in BellaGrace, Future, Max on August 19, 2009 | Comments Off
two more days until hal’s first full weekend off in a really long time, four more days until max’s first day of VPK, five more days until my first serious class, and six more days until bella’s first day of pre-school.
if it were possible to die from a cocktail of boredom and eagerness, i would [...]
For-ever In Awe.
Posted in BellaGrace, Max on August 17, 2009 | Comments Off
max will be five years old, november 9th, this year. his abilities since turning four have boomed him into full-fledged big kid status. he’s making his own seed butter and jam sandwiches and baking our favorite wheat-free chocolate chip cookies, all by himself. i supervise, but totally hands off about it and offering direction only [...]
