I’m a motivated mom!
One of the benefits of writing a weblog is that I control what window you have of my life. For example, you can’t see my messy house. Nor am I brave enough to be like those who take photos and…
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Monthly Archive: October 2009
another balloon
Wow, yesterday’s post sounded sadder than I intended it to. I was going for “reflective” and it wasn’t until I got all these “hug” messages here and elsewhere that I realized it was a total downer. Sorry. I’m not sitting…
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Balloons
Yesterday was “Pregnancy And Infant Loss Awareness Day,” of which I was unaware until…well, yesterday. Usually I acknowledge it because of Emily, but this year my brain is a sieve. We ended up at a birthday party yesterday. For a…
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Signs that you are a modern mystic
Oh boy…because I needed to do more time in Purgatory. In the middle of your vision of Heaven, you think, “I should totally blog about this!” Jesus tells you that with the gift of His Mercy, all your sins will…
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I thought “piano” meant soft
Two weeks ago, my Patient Husband said, “I wish we still had a piano.” In the old house, we rented an electric piano and he was re-teaching himself piano the same way I was re-teaching myself violin. It went back…
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And he went away sad
This Sunday we heard the story of Jesus talking to a rich young man who wants to know what it would take for him to get into the Kingdom of God. Jesus tells him the rules, and the young man…
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Junk science, again
Over at that bastion of common sense, the UK Daily Mail, they have an article stating that the Pill changes the kinds of men that women are attracted to. It’s not a bad presupposition, actually. We know the Pill affects…
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When No doesn’t mean No.
Kiddo#4, at 18 months, is finally picking up useful words. I get “Mommy” all the time. “Mah-mee?” Yes, Kiddo? “May-mee?” Yes, Kiddo? “Mah-mee?” Yes, Kiddo? “Mah-mee?” “Mah-mee?” “Mah-mee?” (You get the point.) There are also times when he’s jabbering and…
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A fishy story
That’s me, destroying childhood memories one sarcastic remark at a time. For example, the Adventures of Little Bear, by Else Holmelund Minarik. I don’t believe Little Bear’s little fantasy for even one second. In the first book, there’s no mention…
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Happy feast day, guardian angels!
Dear guardian angels: I’d like to give you something wonderful, something to make your job seem a little brighter, a gift to show you how amazing you are. I’d love to write you a brilliant blog post, but in order…
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