my thoughts on motherhood, kids, books and stuff
When I was eight years old I had my tonsils out. I remember not feeling very bad the first day I got home, but by day two I was miserable. My parents had pulled out the hide-a-bed in the t.v. room so I could watch movies and so they would be closer to me while [...]
Posted on May 22nd, 2011 by whim
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Seven years ago today this little girl taught me that my capacity for physical pain was far greater than I ever thought when she raced into this world with no regard to my hollering, “Epidural!” She showed me that she has things to do and places to go. Right now. She was born half an [...]
Posted on April 30th, 2011 by whim
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I was lying on the couch tonight watching Home Alone with the kids. Kai was rolling around on the floor, unable to hold still. He was antsy. It was just after 6pm and he had not had a nap. It is hard to squeeze one in with our church schedule so I was trying to [...]
Posted on November 28th, 2010 by whim
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I was sixteen years old and spending the afternoon at the mall with my parents and grandparents. I wasn’t one of those kids that was embarrassed to be the youngest in the group. (By thirty years!) We window shopped, chatted, and I probably held hands at some point with each of my grandparents. We ate [...]
Posted on October 4th, 2010 by whim
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The kids got new rollerblades last weekend. They have been saving their money and talking about it for weeks. Brett and I decided to kick in the remainder of cash they needed to ease the disappointment of a cancelled trip to Utah. We laid out the rollerblades and padding and explained each piece of equipment. [...]
Posted on August 11th, 2010 by whim
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The broken laptop was the last straw for me tonight. I had been wanting a laptop for a long time and was kindly given an older one a few weeks ago that did everything I needed it to. I could read my email and friend’s blogs as I settled in for bed, or write in [...]
Posted on August 2nd, 2010 by whim
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“You probably noticed that I got new glasses,” my kindergartner said to a boy from her class. We had joined a family in town for a Memorial Day barbecue and I couldn’t help but notice my daughter’s attempts to catch the eye of her classmate. “Mmmm, sure,” he replied without turning his head to see [...]
Posted on June 30th, 2010 by whim
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I made a new goal today. My goal is to start cussing more. Yes, you read that right. I realized today that my inner me and my outer me are a little out of sync. My inner me cusses like a sailor and my outer me cringes at the utterance of most swear words. My [...]
Posted on May 30th, 2010 by whim
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The baby was asleep in his car seat so I read in the front seat of our van while the kids played on the play structure that was about thirty feet away from where I sat. I had the windows rolled down so I could hear them squealing and laughing as they played. I glanced [...]
Posted on May 8th, 2010 by whim
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Posted on April 24th, 2010 by whim
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