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Liberace – no, wait…

March 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

TK and I were in the car with the kids last week, driving home from IHOP. The kids were in the back, playing their DSi’s. We were chatting about church, and TK said, “You know, the band is so good. They ought to invite guest singers to come jam with them.” “Like you?” I asked. [...]

Filed Under: Love and Marriage

Half-Marathon

March 30, 2010 By 1 Comment
At the start line

Three weeks ago, I was scheduled to run a half-marathon. TK was up in the NY-PA region for work and personal reasons, and he wasn’t able to make it back in time. I didn’t know how I’d be able to do the run, because of the kids – and plus I was so emotionally drained, [...]

Filed Under: Health and Well Being

Reflection

March 29, 2010 By 2 Comments

A year ago, my husband and I were working for the newspaper. We’d just gotten pay cuts – my salary was cut by 10% and his by 7.5%. Our benefits had been slashed significantly. Many that we knew at the paper had been laid off. We put our heads together and tried to figure out [...]

Filed Under: Deep thoughts

Curly hair

March 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
"Mom, stop taking my picture!"

For about a month now, ST has been obsessed with having curly hair. I can’t really say why, although a few times she’s said she wants curly hair like Mommy’s. I keep telling her that my hair was straight like hers until I had babies. She keeps telling me – in response – that she [...]

Filed Under: In the Mommy Trenches

Snow.

March 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment

I woke up this morning, utterly surprised to find that there was about a foot of snow outside – and STILL coming down. Now let me put this into context. Friday, it was 74 degrees out, sunny and beautiful. Yesterday, it was around 40 and overcast. Today, it’s the damn arctic tundra. I think my [...]

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He liked it, so he put a ring on it

March 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Two days ago, GT went on a field trip to Texas Skatium (a local roller rink). While he was there, he bought some of those cheap plastic rings out of the gumball machine. When I picked him up that afternoon, he gave me one of the rings and told me he got it just for [...]

Filed Under: From a child's mouth, In the Mommy Trenches

Crisis Management, Age 6

March 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment

I’ve been having a very trying week at work this week. Yesterday, after I picked up the kids from their after-school daycare, I rolled down the windows in the car to let the warm spring air on my face. It was 70 degrees out, sunny, and just beautiful. I asked the kids, “Do you guys [...]

Filed Under: From a child's mouth, In the Mommy Trenches

I love you so much

March 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment

When I woke up this morning, I was surprised to find my son sleeping next to me. I rolled over to confirm, yes, it was really him. He opened his eyes and looked at me. He smiled. “Mommy,” he said, “I love you so much.” “Aw, that’s sweet,” I replied, kissing his forehead, “I love [...]

Filed Under: From a child's mouth

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