Today, I have written a reflection on the original meaning of the word, “lent” which is “Spring.” You can check it out over at Ungrind. Thank you for stopping by and reading!
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Cute Things Noelle Says
February 15, 2012 – 6:12 pm
Here are some of the cute things Noelle has said this last week. A few days ago, I was trying to quickly get something done on the computer. I rarely take time to get on the computer when the kids are awake, because, well, I get interrupted too much. Anyway, I was trying to send [...]
Love
February 4, 2012 – 11:46 pm
I’ve been thinking about love this last week, not just because it’s Valentine’s month, but mostly because I created an Adele station on Pandora and so all the songs bubbling out of their algorithm are those sort of soulful, poppy, love songs similar to Adele’s style. I’ve been listening to this station while cooking dinner, [...]
On Not Being Super-Mom
January 24, 2012 – 5:05 am
Currently, I’m running a workshop, and one of the members in my workshop wrote this gem this last week. I couldn’t help but ask Susan if I could post it on my blog, since she touches on the theme of Motherhood in such a fresh, poignant, and funny way. I know you’ll enjoy her piece [...]
The Epiphany
January 20, 2012 – 7:31 am
I whined to my friend, Stephanie, “I have this fear that one day Noelle is going to come to me and say, ‘Mom, you never spent enough time with me.’ And I’ll say, ‘Yeah, but I tried! I tried to spend a little bit of time with you everyday, just the two of us.’ And [...]
The Terrible, Horrible, No-good Threes
January 15, 2012 – 5:44 pm
Recently, I’ve been breathing a huge sigh of relief that we are no longer in the Threes with Noelle. Remember that year? It was atrocious, really for so many reasons, but not the least of which because of her behavior. One particularly terrible prototypical day was when she woke up at 5:45 in the morning [...]
The Joy of Cooking
January 9, 2012 – 7:31 pm
The joy of cooking has come slowly to me. It’s really no wonder. As I look back over my life, there are many ways in which I have been a late bloomer, and finding my way around the kitchen is one of them. I never cared too much to be in the kitchen with my [...]
Growing Up
January 4, 2012 – 6:37 pm
Just now, Noelle announced to me that she wanted to try and make her own peanut butter, honey sandwich. Before I could answer, she had her stool in hand and was bouncing off to the kitchen. As I followed her, I mulled over the logistics of this new bit of independence: putting the plates, peanut [...]
A Tip About Handling Lying and Kissing
November 30, 2011 – 6:51 am
So last month, the super nanny of Whatcom county came to our MOPS chapter to speak. She was awesome. I think I will laminate the packet she gave us and hang it up around my apartment. Afterwards, she answered questions one on one and so I scrambled to the front of the room to pick [...]
Oh How I Love My New Home
November 29, 2011 – 6:04 am
The leaves have dropped from the trees outside our windows, affording a better view of the Puget Sound. The bay is dotted with boats and islands, and on a Fall day like today, 50 degrees and sunny, I find myself falling more and more in love with my life here in the Northwest. When we [...]