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Juggling life, laundry, faith and my bass guitar.
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Mar 15, 2010
Sugar, you were definitely missed. (And now I have one more reason to be thankful for my iPhone. You know, just in case I get stuck somewhere in some previous century.)
Commented May 29, 2009 on My Man Is The Most Fantastic Frickin' Husband In The Whole Universe! (Subtitle: P.S. - I'm Not Dead.) at EverAfterLand
My Man Is The Most Fantastic Frickin' Husband In The Whole Universe! (Subtitle: P.S. - I'm Not Dead.)
You five or six regular readers here at Happily-Ever-After-Land may have noticed my sudden and inexplicable dissappearance from the Blogosphere. You may have even found yourself, on a late sleepless night, wondering, "whatever happened to blogger chic? She was weird, but mildly amusing." Well,...
She sounds like the gardener I wannabe! (Except for the jiggly arms. Which is probably the only way I'm destined to be like her.)
Commented May 20, 2009 on Kitty faces at pensieve.me
Kitty faces
Pansies always make me think of my grandmother--a master Bridge player, cook, knitter, imagination weaver...and gardener. The living gateway to her garden was a row of mature boxwoods, edged to the right and left with azaleas and hydrangeas, and the far side, a brick wall hidden by camellias ...
Very well done! Expresses the sentiments I have trouble articulating at the times when I search for words with which to offer a scrap of comfort.
Commented May 18, 2009 on A different kind of love letter Divinely sent inspiring words at pensieve.me
A different kind of love letter Divinely sent inspiring words
One of the most frequent searches that leads people to my blog is "words of encouragement...". Sometimes other words are attached--death of a loved one, when a child loses their mom/dad, etc.--and when I stumble across these, I always wish I could dialogue with the searcher. I'm concerned abou...
Yeah, I'd have to say that one's pretty darned funny. I'm sure they were deadpan serious, too. Which I'm sure just about caused her to choke on her chops.
Commented Apr 13, 2009 on Unintentioned hilarity at pensieve.me
Unintentioned hilarity
Our friends Charles and Stephanie and their three little wonders joined us for Easter lunch today, and as they were leaving (stuffed to the brim and ready for naps), Steph shared the funniest story. Since she doesn't blog, I've just gotta re-tell it for her 'cause funny is funny regardless of w...
Oh! Now there's a prize I'd love to win!! (Don't need preschooler toys anymore.)
Definitely PIPP-ing for you!
Commented Mar 20, 2009 on Parties, prizes, a plea & some pipps at pensieve.me
Parties, prizes, a plea & some pipps
This is one of those times I wish I had my finger on the pulse of every Pensieve reader, to tiptoe into your respective minds to know what I could say in an opening sentence to compel you to read the rest of this post. Please stay...you're not just welcome, you're wanted! Some of you are regul...
Ummm....A bigger crib? One with really tall railings? Say, 6 or 7 feet tall? I think I could actually use one - make that TWO - of those.
How come you always get to be Mommy of the Year EVERY week? I bet I'd get the crown if I actually came up with those cribs for my 16 & 12 year-olds.
heh.
Commented Mar 16, 2009 on Mommy of the Year - How Much More Evidence Does a Woman Need??? at EverAfterLand
Mommy of the Year - How Much More Evidence Does a Woman Need???
Maybe I just have a hard time admitting my baby girl is growing up? Or maybe I just like the security of knowing my little adventurer is locked up for the night. Either way, Miss Priss is nearing two and a half years old and consistently measures up to at least the 95th percentile in height, an...
Y'all are way too cute! I'm just wondering where Miss Priss got her prissfulness, hmmmm?
Do upload a piece of that cheesecake to me next time, girl. I'm drooling something fierce over here!
Commented Mar 11, 2009 on The *Fanciest* Mommy of the Year at EverAfterLand
The *Fanciest* Mommy of the Year
Our beloved hubster was away all last week. In Hawaii, to be exact. No, not Hawaii, Antartica. Hawaii, Hawaii. For (ahem) "work." Which meant Miss Priss and I had to do something equally exciting and exotic while he was gone. So we embarked on very Fancy Trip to Fresno! (Ok, maybe not qui...
Stumbled you, praying for you, cheering you on!
Commented Mar 6, 2009 on i need you at pensieve.me
i need you
If I think about it long enough, it's almost enough to render me babbling and catatonic, curled into the fetal position underneath our non-existent baby grand: In less than two months, over the course of a week, I'll find myself airborne almost 60 hours; sandwiched in between two flights, I'll b...
It's inevitable that she'll naturally go through an I'm-going-to-marry-Daddy-when-I-grow-up phase. I think he's just messin' with your head.
Commented Mar 4, 2009 on Daddy of the Year - Tactical Maneuvers at EverAfterLand
Daddy of the Year - Tactical Maneuvers
Guys, I don't want to alarm you, but I think you should be aware of a new "development." I thought Hubs was taking this whole "Miss-Priss-Loves-Mommy-More" thing in stride, but it's worse than I thought. Much, much, MUCH worse. Friday night, we had a long awaited "Date Night," which in this town...
What's ironic about kids is how they'll complain about being bored when they're so easily amused.
Y'gotta love that FACE!!!
Commented Mar 4, 2009 on If you give a mouse girl a cookie camera... at pensieve.me
If you give a mouse girl a cookie camera...
On our way to South Carolina a few weeks ago, my daughter managed to entertain herself during the five-hour drive. Which, in turn, entertained me then...and now. I love you, too, baby :).
Well! What on earth could that Lance Armstrong have been thinking, not giving you his autograph. I'm thinking he just didn't recognize you, is all. Get out from behind the camera next time, honey.
Commented Mar 2, 2009 on PhotoStory Friday - Even Surrounded By Cows, We Still Manage To Do Some Pretty Cool Stuff! at EverAfterLand
PhotoStory Friday - Even Surrounded By Cows, We Still Manage To Do Some Pretty Cool Stuff!
As my five or six long-time readers already know, it has been a bit of a struggle to appreciate life in this tiny Central Valley, California, town we have been plopped into. And, yes, I was gritting my teeth and smiling tensely the whole time I was typing that. So when I spotted an article in ...
What does it say on the container?
Love, love, love candles!!
Commented Feb 25, 2009 on Light reflections at pensieve.me
Light reflections
South Carolina, February 2009, my inlaws' bathroom. Valentine décor can be found in just about every corner of the house at our annual Valentine Tea Party. This candle was a surcie I gave to guests a few years ago; a delightful surprise to see it put to use this year :). Wordless Wednesd...
Awww...Y'all look to match-y cute together. Seriously, you could be taken for sisters, not only sistahs!
Have to agree with Amber, though - You do deserve it!
Commented Feb 17, 2009 on I don't deserve this... at pensieve.me
I don't deserve this...
Sometimes the sweetest blessings arrive at your doorstop, devoid of fanfare but hardly without notice. Such is the case of a friendship that began before I met her: Amber, author of the run-a-muck and THE mother of The Mother Letter Project Blog. I first loved Amber through the eyes of her hu...
Oh, yes. Treasure each precious moment. And yes, 5 & 6 do bring their own flavors of cute and precious. Different, but still wonderful!
Commented Feb 17, 2009 on The Terrible Thing About Two at EverAfterLand
The Terrible Thing About Two
We are at 2 years and 3 months old with Miss Priss, and so far so good. It's been pretty nice, actually. Although she still prefers to play with us, she'll happily occupy herself if we are unavailable. She's big enough to do many things herself (like put her dish in the sink or climb up onto a...
Perfect. She is absolutely perfect. I'm sure she never has to blog boogers out her nose.
(LOVE that face!)
Commented Feb 15, 2009 on First Ever "Daughter of the Year" at EverAfterLand
First Ever "Daughter of the Year"
Well, it was bound to happen eventually. The perfect, adorable Miss Priss is not ALWAYS perfect and adorable. Stop. Hear that? That's the sound of two grandmas screaming at their computers that Priss is, indeed, the perfectest little person in the whole wide world. Boy, has she got them fooled...
Yay! They chose you! Yay!
So happy for you. I knew you wanted to go and were hopeful. Then prayerful. And now joyful!!!
Commented Feb 11, 2009 on Tears of a clown at pensieve.me
Tears of a clown
Speechless. In this moment, I am speechless. I've begun this post a dozen different ways and none of them is "good enough", none of them is "right". Frustrating is that moment when you have so much to say yet words fall ridiculously short of the emotion that is trickling out of the corners of y...
Woo Hoo! I'm not the only member of the Cleavage Police! So good to know there are other moms as outraged (and willing to protest) as I.
Besides, the camis are so stinkin' cute! They should love to wear them!
Commented Feb 7, 2009 on Guest Post: Cover Up! The Kids are Watching! at Parent Talk Today
Guest Post: Cover Up! The Kids are Watching!
Thanks to Lynn Armitage, who blogs over at A Mad Mom, for this guest post. Lynn doesn't pull any punches here! I'd love to hear your thoughts on this post, especially if you have a young daughter. Thanks, Lynn! Yesterday, I went into a young girls' clothing store called "Justice" to return a s...
Despite her wee set-backs, allow me to offer a resounding Hooray! to Miss Priss for her dry travel accomplishments!
Commented Feb 2, 2009 on Mommy of the Year - All I Needed Was Two Outfits & A Pair Of Jammies, and other stories at EverAfterLand
Mommy of the Year - All I Needed Was Two Outfits & A Pair Of Jammies, and other stories
Today is our last day in The Tundra. It's been a great trip - here are a few of the highlights... ALL I NEEDED WAS TWO OUTFITS AND A PAIR OF JAMMIES As many of you know, we are in the throes of potty training with Miss Priss. She did a great job on the flight from California to Dallas to Iowa....
I sing. Nobody else likes my singing, but I take perverse joy in their persecution nontheless.
A meterosexual wonderdog? He needs Gucci.
Commented Feb 1, 2009 on Fifi-the-Wonder-Dog at pensieve.me
Fifi-the-Wonder-Dog
Sometimes...the best of times?...the line between sublime and ridiculous fades to black and a single stroke of whimsy will make your day. It cannot be explained, nor will everyone understand, but for those who see and hear on this plane, life is relished in the simple and the ordinary. In the ...
Roll out the red carpet and watch out for Miss Priss, y'all!
Hey! You doing okay? Feeling good still? Keep us in the know.
Commented Jan 30, 2009 on PhotoStory Friday - First, I'd Like to Thank the Little People... at EverAfterLand
PhotoStory Friday - First, I'd Like to Thank the Little People...
Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeek What with it being "awards season," I thought I'd show off the little statuette Miss Priss was the recipient of two years ago... So where does she keep her Oscar? Why, in the toybox, of course!
I already use TypePad Pro. Love it, love it! No clue why anyone would use anything else. But if they wanted to give me a free year...That'd be way cool.
And you know my dream job would be playing bass for someone cool like Tom Petty. Or the Wilson sisters. Umm...trying to think who else is still touring that could tolerate a mouthy, middle-aged she-bassists.
Commented Jan 28, 2009 on Giveaway? GiveaWOW! at pensieve.me
Giveaway? GiveaWOW!
Today's giveaway is sponsored by TypePad and someone, my friends, is going to be an awfully lucky duck. Make that TWO someones are going to be happy, waddling, water-floating, web-footed feathered friends! Prizes? 1 TypePad PRO account (for new customers), RV: $179.40 1 TypePad PRO upgrade (fo...
Bless her wee little traumatized heart!
Something tells me she's going to survive it all.
Commented Jan 27, 2009 on Family of the Year - Lucky to be Alive! at EverAfterLand
Family of the Year - Lucky to be Alive!
I'm bAAAAAaaaaaack!! And, boy, have I missed you all! I'll give you an explanation of where I've been tomorrow, in the meantime, here's the Mommy of the Year post that was supposed to go up LAST week. I think I had mentioned before that my in-laws were coming to town. Well, they came and went a...
Pledge allegiance to the united funk of funkadelica? Kiss those biceps, dude!
To help end Alzheimer's. That one was a little easier for me to take seriously.
But funkadelica made me laugh. Laughter is good, right?
I pledge to laugh more.
And to do what I can to help end Alzheimer's.
Commented Jan 22, 2009 on What's YOUR pledge? Be the change that you seek! at pensieve.me
What's YOUR pledge? Be the change that you seek!
Action speaks louder than words, but thinking about it and then talking about it, are the natural precursors to doing it. Regardless of the "it". In spite of my arrogant, judgmental attitude that little "good" comes out of Hollywood, I liked this video. It's inspiring. It's challenging. And m...
Got to the punch line and decided a Snickers was in order.
Commented Jan 17, 2009 on Dream job at pensieve.me
Dream job
A long, two-story professional building and its reflective windows--the kind you can see out of but not into--cast a perfect reflection of my car as I slipped into a space in the near empty narrow parking lot. It served as a perfect mirror to check my lipstick and hair. It was unexpectedly war...
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