Do Kids drive sane people crazy?
I have a blissful day of solitude. John took the kids up to the Inner Harbor where the fun never ends...and I get to be at home to catch up on housework, have silence so I can think straight, and prepare some activities for the kids to keep them out of cartoonland when they have downtime. During such a rare day of solitude I can think a bit straighter than I do when two kids are squealing and clamoring for my attention all day long.
Ahh, peace n quiet.
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Among a zillion other things, here are some things on my to-do list that have been neglected for too long:
Send thank-you cards to:
Aunt Francie
Aunt Jeannie
They sent thoughtful gifts & cards to my son for his fourth birthday. That was in June. Aunt Francie has sent an email since then, which I wasn't in a frame of mind to answer right away...and haven't gotten back to it yet. It's nice hearing from family, but when we live so far away from them all, sending thank-you cards & making p...
Disclaimer: I'm writing this in the middle of the night, under the influence of Codeine (I have a headache & insomnia, so I thought I'd see what that pill could do for me).
I haven't been around here lately because "real life" has been taking over quite a bit. That's a good thing. But I do wish I could have internet access hard-wired to my head so I could talk with all of you as often as I think of you. You'd probably get sick of me, I think of you all so often!
When my lack of a real lif...
As I logged in, I wasn't too surprised to see that you Joes are already talking about this. Well dangit, I want to talk about it too.
A couple days ago as I was trying to make sense of the pile-o-everything that's always accumulating on our computer desk, I noticed a couple DVDs that John rented the night before. Garfield's Holiday Celebration (yes, the orange Cat) and then something called An Inconvenient Truth. I didn't think much of either, maybe because I doubted that anyone who comes hom...
Another school year is upon us. Many have already started, but my 4-year-old's Pre-K is scheduled to start next week...or the week after, I can't remember.
I have so many questions.
1. I've heard it said that for children, Play is Work. That's fine. It makes sense enough. They learn science by playing with sand and water. They learn roles in society by observing life and then dressing up and acting like doctors, veteranarians, pilots. They play house. They play in their pretend kitchens. F...
I quite like the account of a religious leader who went to the side of a woman who lay dying, attempting to comfort her—but to no avail.
“I am lost,” she said. “I’ve ruined my life and every life around me. There is no hope for me.”
The man noticed a framed picture of a lovely girl on the dresser. “Who is this?” he asked.
The woman brightened. “She is my daughter, the one beautiful thing in my life.”
“And would you help her if she were in trouble or had made a mistake? Would you ...
It impresses me that someone of reputation in Hollywood llike Mel Gibson had a pure appreciation of the story of Christ's life & crucifixion, a passion strong enough to put his all into making a stirring movie. (I haven't seen it, but I remember the stir it caused. Or was it just a promotional trick? I dunno.)
Remember how many feathers he ruffled for making that movie? Interviewers dug into him, trying to figure out what fueled his interest in the topic, whether or not he was really sincere...
I think fundamentally we're all more similar than we think. I've noticed here through experience and observation that those who are very good at getting to the heart of issues, being vulnerably human, honest, objective, and open-minded, are those who tend to be regarded most warmly by others. That's because they're darn good writers & thinkers, and they've got plenty of life experience under their belts.
On the other hand, think of people the likes of Lucas, Jennifer1...you know, the handful ...
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Woman was cited for a health code violation at a Burger King restaurant on Saturday as she returned unused ketchup packets she found in her home garbage can to the restaurant's condiment bin.
A questioning authority quoted her making the following statement: "I just can't bear to see perfectly good things go to waste. We live in such a wasteful society and I just wanted to do my part to reduce the amount of trash that gets sent to landfills every day. "
A ...
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