This is the day the Lord has made. I did my utmost to rejoice and be glad in it. And I am glad now to climb into my bed and get a BRAND NEW day tomorrow. Amen.
Month: January 2013
Big Sisters, Little Brothers
I have a brother. His name is Hal. He is exactly 12 months and four days younger than me. We shared a room until I was ten years old. We also shared birthday cakes. Chocolate with chocolate icing. Momma would make one big sheet cake, and decorate half for Hal and half for me. (There …
That First Step is a Doozy
Thad bridged from Webelos into Boy Scouts in December. That means that Cub Scouts is long gone, and he's off the porch and playin' with the big boys now. This weekend was his first official Boy Scout campout--and what a first campout it was--rock climbing and rappelling. One of the former Scoutmasters is now a …
George
Yesterday morning was hard for The Boy. His tummy hurt, but he wasn't really sick. Who knows what it was--this year has been tough. I had a rough 5th grade year too. Anyway--he walked around with his best friend, George. The Boy is 11 1/2, he is 5'1" tall and weighs more than his …
Hanging Around
Over the course of the last few years, I have taken photos of our house so I could do a "four seasons" kind of wall hanging/grouping thing. This was the first one taken on a misty-moisty morning when the fog was so heavy that it collected on the leaves of the trees then fell like …
Really. I DON’T collect chickens.
Truly, I am not a collector of poultry themed items. Although it APPEARS that I collect them. My friend, Becky, recorded a post long ago of a conversation between her twin daughters and her husband. It was one twin telling a story that bore a STRIKING resemblance to "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." They were …
Rainy
There has been a lot of rain in the Houston area today. Like HOURS of rain with no break. And with this being the first week back at school, we are all a bit sleepy anyway. So after an early dinner, when I found myself falling asleep on the couch, I surrendered to my bed. …
Genetic Lightning Rods
There are times you look at your children and see the faces of all the people you've ever loved. There are times you look at your children and see their other parent. There are times you look at your children and see yourself. There are times you look at your children and see their baby …
Sunday before the first Monday of the 2013 side of the School Year
And so begins the count down to Spring Break and more importantly to Summer Vacation, 2013!!!!! Kids are tucked in their beds (hopefully asleep--Victoria just came wondering into the kitchen in a bit of a stupor), Tony is asleep already, and I am hot on his heels. I have been logging dates for the spring in …
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The New Year
Five days into 2013, and I am sitting in a somewhat clean home having just enjoyed two weeks of vacation. This night is the end of that vacation. . .tomorrow is scurry and hurry, and Monday is back to work and school (which are the same place for hubs and me). There has been travel …
It Be's That Way Sometimes 