If you are visiting from St. Luke's, welcome! You can read all of the posts in my 29 Days of Giving series here. I hope you'll continue to visit in the days to come. You can subscribe through e-mail or RSS and get new posts delivered directly … [Read more...] about Hourglass
29 Days
Cheer Me Up, Dammit.
There was a little game of touch football going on around me as I was putting the final touches on dinner (Kansas City Barbecued Brisket, and stove top mac-n-cheese - not from the blue box. It was delicious.) this evening. As these sorts of … [Read more...] about Cheer Me Up, Dammit.
Proving Me Wrong Yet Again
Just when I think I have my kids pretty much figured out, they go and make a fool out of my smug self. From the time Eli was itty bitty, he's been labeled as a momma's boy. And I kind of like it, except when it's inconvenient. Like when I want to duck … [Read more...] about Proving Me Wrong Yet Again
Performing My Civic Duty, Making Those Around Me Wish They Hadn’t
This post is part of my 29 Days of Giving Campaign. You can see the rest of the posts in this series here. Today I Gave: My vote. I struggled with this all day long, whether the process of me voting was really an act of giving or whether I was kind of … [Read more...] about Performing My Civic Duty, Making Those Around Me Wish They Hadn’t
Mooky!*
*Mooky is officially my favorite Halloween word of 2010. It's Eli-speak for "spooky." Here are my Halloweenies: the Rock Star (complete with aluminum foil nose ring) and Bones. After nearly forgetting to take any pictures of Elena last year, I … [Read more...] about Mooky!*