Turning the page to a new chapter

My neighbor called me crazy yesterday. She meant it in the sweetest way possible, of course. She doesn't really think I'm crazy. Of course. She just thinks I'm a little bit strange because I'm sad that my baby will soon be going to school. See, Sunday was my sweet baby's 4th birthday. I know. I…

And time marches on

**** This post was written almost five years ago.  I never published it- not sure why- and I just discovered it.  So I thought that, although it is dated, I would share it. **** ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** My baby, Ryan, will be finishing his first and only year of preschool next week.  Next year, then, he will…

Can things get any worse?

Why do I ever ask that question?  I should know better.  As soon as one asks if things could possibly get any worse, things get worse.  It is God playing a little game with you.  And you lose. For months now, I've felt sorry for myself.  Months!  Since January of last year, I think.  So maybe…

Happiness

Some things just never change. My entire life I have loved spaghetti.  I don't just mean like-I mean love.  It is a food without equal for me.  I have never tired of it and I don't think I ever will.  I have to have it at least once a week, and twice a week is…

Whispers

As I raised my head and peered through the hair hanging down over my eyes, I saw the sparkle of them.  They were right in front of me, right before my eyes.  Tiny little crystal and silver cross earrings.  Absolutely the perfect size for my Butters who was making her First Communion the next morning.…

She’s Still Butters

I haven't thought about writing in so long. My new job, which will soon become my old job, has kept me very busy. I work until 6:00 two days a week, 3:30 the other three days, and spend my evenings reading teaching blogs, researching ways to teach Van Gogh, Monet, DaVinci, Michelangelo, verbs, spelling lists,…

New job, New Old Pants

I know, I know. It's been a long, long, long time since I've written anything. I'm sorry, ok? I've been a little busy. And it's not just the kids that are keeping me busy nowadays. I've decided to go back to work. To become a productive member of society again. , I actually did this…

Living the American Dream

Yesterday, as I was putting on my shoes to go out and look for my wayward, forever-wandering basset hound, the thought came to me, "another day in paradise". That is when I realized that perhaps not everyone knows what paradise looks like. As one of the privileged few who get to live in paradise in…