So, finally, the weather is beginning to realize what month it is. I love October, can I just say that? So, here are a few of my favorite things (sing with me...raindrops on roses, whiskers on kittens...okay, I'll stop)... The fact we need jackets in the mornings and evenings. I love jackets! I love covers at night. I love snuggling up. And, now we CAN without sweating all over one ...
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Thursday’s Thoughts: Reactions
Today has been a day of bad reactions. It all began this morning when I woke up late and itching. Then, what began with impatience and whining (on everybody's part) turned into a complete loss of cool (on mine). I totally blew it, and I've spent the whole day feeling badly about it. I absolutely hate when I model bad behavior for my children. I mean, they have enough other examples of ...
I ate breakfast with a princess….
several times this week, in fact. She wore her tiara and everything. And, no, I was not at Disneyland. I was at my very own breakfast table, and with the exception of the toast's crust, we even ate the same thing. When she waltzed into the room, I was tempted to laugh and to ask why she was wearing her crown, but then I thought, "Why wouldn't she be?" A similar thing happened when she ...
Thursday Thoughts: God is Bigger than the Boogeyman
Thank you, Junior Asparagus. This was very simply "one of those days." You know the ones. Everyone is cranky. You have a ton to do. And, absolutely nothing is ever easy. For instance: I was going to impress my husband and clean out the car before a road trip, and the vacuum cleaner just quit. As in died. As in it has sucked its last french fry off the floorboard of my ...