Mr. Max has been sick all week! He started running a low-grade temperature last night. It wasn’t high enough for me to worry or give him Tylenol. His cough is getting a little more flem. And he’s starting to get cranky. I think the crankiness is due more to being around me too much, rather [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Home Again.
Posted in Eating Well, Max, Sick on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing worth knowing can be taught.”
Posted in Outings, Respite on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It is amazing how strong the pull from outside the home becomes when there isn’t anything potentially dramatic and exciting keeping me inside. For the hell of it, I decided to take the kids out to lunch at a locally owned diner. It did occur to me, for a moment, that going out to [...]
“Love is staying up all night with a sick child — or a healthy adult.”
Posted in Bedtime, Illness, Max on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Max woke last night with a nasty cough around 3am.
He stood at our door until I told him to go back to bed. I could hear loud, hoarse coughing that wasn’t easing up. Reluctantly, I dragged my sleep-deprived and heavier than usual body out of her light slumbering state to check in [...]
“Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb-nail.”
Posted in Friends, Mothering, Transition on October 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I’m taking a part of this life back. Back to a time when reading books and pertinent articles, writing my heart out, and friendship were the only past times I knew. No more Facebook, no more Hipmama, no more reading blogs that often, I’m not even sure why I read. I’m taking back leisure time. [...]
In case the: “Why are you writing this?” of the last post is not clear…
Posted in Politics on October 24, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I’m not suggesting that people should shut up about privilege. Quiet the opposite, actually. I’m interested in a dialogue about it, not so much interested in explaining/hearing why people get offended or postulating anything else about other people’s reactions. Nothing against what the commenter said, I agree with her 100%! Just want to make sure [...]
Got Privilege? Of-course You Do.
Posted in Politics on October 24, 2009 | 4 Comments »
… I should recognize that I am where I am not just of my hard work, but also because by chance I was born into a privileged position that made my success more likely.
~ What Tammi Said
Attempting conversation about privilege with adults outside my small circle of friends has been difficult. People get [...]
notes from my first getaway…
Posted in Respite on October 12, 2009 | Comments Off
when you’re waiting for a plane to arrive, the journey is easy to enjoy.
i wonder what folks occupied their time with before the computer/cell phone age? i wonder what this airport scene looked like in the 1950’s? somehow, not having a computer or fancy phone makes me feel better off.
seeing earth from 10,000+ feet [...]
a long time in coming.
Posted in Respite on October 8, 2009 | Comments Off
been working on another post for about two weeks, maybe three, just can’t seem to finish it. the desire isn’t there. apparently, i need the break from writing. school has replaced a lot of my free time to write anything thoughtful {geeze, i’m only taking one class this semester, doesn’t take much i guess}. [...]
