Sometimes, I get overwhelmed by the endings. So I never begin. It's true. Fear paralyzes me. Doubts overcome me. I stall when I should start. Some tasks are so big they seem impossible. Whether it's the mountain of laundry that needs conquering or the sink full of dishes that need washing or the hundreds of pairs of earrings that need tagging or the projects that ...
Archives for July 2014
Ice cream for breakfast and other news….
I just had a milkshake for breakfast. Don't judge. Strep throat is a beast. And, we've had it this week. My oldest got a penicillin shot Monday. One of her younger sisters got one Tuesday. And, I drove myself to the clinic yesterday while my dad watched the kids. I will say this: after receiving P17 shots weekly during one of my pregnancies, I find that a shot of antibiotics isn't so ...
FMF: Belong
This week, I watched on Facebook as friends on different continents wrapped arms around babies who finally belong to them. Two beautiful girls who will now know what it is to belong and be loved. This week, my loudest child went visiting, and the silence isn't peaceful. It feels empty. Because he belongs here. And, all his noise is just part of him so it belongs here, too. This week, ...
Tuesday’s Tip: Beat the Heat (A Review)
It's getting hot out there, y'all! The humidity is up, and so is the temperature. My family is beating the heat with an above-ground pool from Backyard Ocean, and we are loving it! Last spring, after years of debating and several mind-numbing, ear-splitting and head-aching days of having huge machines breaking up an enormous (more than 50,000 gallons) concrete pool in our backyard, my husband ...